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The Sun is the energy source for photovoltaic systems. To a first approximation, the Sun can be considered a black body with a temperature close to 6,000 K. The total power it radiates is given by Stefan-Boltzman's law and is not monochromatic, its spectral decomposition obeying Planck's law. In the case of the Sun, maximum emission occurs at 570 nm (in the yellow), and is divided into two wavelength ranges in the visible (380-780 nm) and infrared (780 nm-1 mm); ultraviolet radiation (200-380 nm) accounts for less than 1% of total radiation.
This solar energy is emitted isotropically, so only part of it is radiated towards the Earth. The amount of energy per second emitted by the Sun towards the Earth is approximately 1,360 kW/m 2
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U.S. Department of Energy http://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/renewable_energy/solar.html
The Photovoltaic education network http://www.pveducation.org /
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...Standards and norms
- Direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy – Photovoltaic pumping system – Specifications - NF C57-310 AFNOR - 1988
- Paramètres descriptifs des systèmes photovoltaïques autonomes - NF EN 61194 AFNOR - 1996
- Photovoltaic systems – Part 7: Calculation of the spectral response mismatch error introduced into the test measurements of a photovoltaic device - NF EN 60904 AFNOR - 1999
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