A method including: acquiring present operating state data of a photovoltaic array, wherein the photovoltaic array includes at least two photovoltaic strings in parallel, and the present operating state data includes present output current values of the photovoltaic strings and present irradiances corresponding to the photovoltaic strings. Determining present characteristic parameters of the photovoltaic array based on the present operating state data, wherein the present characteristic parameters include a present characteristic current value, a present current discrete rate and the present irradiances; and determining an operating state of the photovoltaic array by comparing the present characteristic parameters with standard characteristic parameters of the photovoltaic array. Determining a present operating state of a photovoltaic array by comparing present characteristic parameters determined based on real-time operating state data with standard characteristic parameters may improve the accuracy of determining the operating state of the photovoltaic array.

A method including: acquiring present operating state data of a photovoltaic array, wherein the photovoltaic array includes at least two photovoltaic strings in parallel, and the present operating state data includes present output current values of the photovoltaic strings and present irradiances corresponding to the photovoltaic strings. Determining present characteristic parameters of the photovoltaic array based on the present operating state data, wherein the present characteristic parameters include a present characteristic current value, a present current discrete rate and the present irradiances; and determining an operating state of the photovoltaic array by comparing the present characteristic parameters with standard characteristic parameters of the photovoltaic array. Determining a present operating state of a photovoltaic array by comparing present characteristic parameters determined based on real-time operating state data with standard characteristic parameters may improve the accuracy of determining the operating state of the photovoltaic array.

The Disclosed in the present application are a power electronic device on a direct-current side of a photovoltaic system, and a test system and a control method therefor, achieving a simple, fast, and low-cost functional test on the power electronic device during a production process or a troubleshooting process of the power electronic device on the direct-current side of the photovoltaic system. The power electronic device is used for detecting a fluctuation of an electric signal parameter of an input end of the power electronic device; when the fluctuation meets a preset condition, the device is switched from a limited output state to a non-limited output state; the fluctuation of the electric signal parameter of the input end is generated by applying a disturbance to the input end of the power electronic device on the direct-current side of the photovoltaic system by a direct-current power supply having a disturbance output.

The Disclosed in the present application are a power electronic device on a direct-current side of a photovoltaic system, and a test system and a control method therefor, achieving a simple, fast, and low-cost functional test on the power electronic device during a production process or a troubleshooting process of the power electronic device on the direct-current side of the photovoltaic system. The power electronic device is used for detecting a fluctuation of an electric signal parameter of an input end of the power electronic device; when the fluctuation meets a preset condition, the device is switched from a limited output state to a non-limited output state; the fluctuation of the electric signal parameter of the input end is generated by applying a disturbance to the input end of the power electronic device on the direct-current side of the photovoltaic system by a direct-current power supply having a disturbance output.

A photovoltaic (PV) system can include a plurality of PV modules and circuitry configured to receive an indication of a status of the PV system and to, in response to the indication, determine whether to switch between a first state in which the PV modules output DC power and a second state in which the PV modules do not output power.

A photovoltaic (PV) system can include a plurality of PV modules and circuitry configured to receive an indication of a status of the PV system and to, in response to the indication, determine whether to switch between a first state in which the PV modules output DC power and a second state in which the PV modules do not output power.

Discussed is a solar cell measuring apparatus to measure a current of a solar cell having a photoelectric converter and first and second electrodes electrically insulated from each other, both the first and second electrodes being located at one surface of the photoelectric converter. The solar cell measuring apparatus includes a measuring unit which includes a first measuring member corresponding to the first electrode and a second measuring member corresponding to the second electrode, wherein the first and second measuring members comes into close contact with the solar cell at the surface of the photoelectric converter to measure the current of the solar cell.

Discussed is a solar cell measuring apparatus to measure a current of a solar cell having a photoelectric converter and first and second electrodes electrically insulated from each other, both the first and second electrodes being located at one surface of the photoelectric converter. The solar cell measuring apparatus includes a measuring unit which includes a first measuring member corresponding to the first electrode and a second measuring member corresponding to the second electrode, wherein the first and second measuring members comes into close contact with the solar cell at the surface of the photoelectric converter to measure the current of the solar cell.

A method for electrical testing of a back contact solar cell applies a first side of a temporary passivation sheet to a frontside of a back contact solar cell, the first side of the temporary passivation sheet comprising at least a transparent dielectric layer. The temporary passivation sheet having a second side opposite the first side and comprising at least a transparent conductive coating. A voltage is applied between the transparent conductive coating and base metallization of the back contact solar cell. The frontside of the back contact solar cell is illuminated through the transparent conductive coating and the transparent dielectric layer. Electrical testing is performed on the back contact solar cell. The temporary passivation sheet is removed from the frontside of the back contact solar cell.

A fault identification may be triggered by a component of a power generation system (PGS), such as a hardware component, a controller of a hardware component, a device of the PGS, a computer connected to the PGS, a computer configured to monitor the PGS, and/or the like. The fault identification may be the result of a failure of a component of the PGS, a future failure of a component of the PGS, a routine maintenance of the PGS, and/or the like. The fault is converted to a notification on a user interface using a mapping of faults, root-causes, notification rules, and/or the like. The conversion may use one or more lookup tables and/or formulas for determining the impact of the fault on the PGS, and/or the like.