National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN IEC 63387‑1:2026. It is identical to IEC 63387‑1:2026.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee GEL/82, Photovoltaic Energy Systems.

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This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 October 2026.

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 24 September 2026. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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European foreword

The text of document 82/2634/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 63387‑1, prepared by TC 82 "Solar photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 63387‑1:2026.

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The text of the International Standard IEC 63387‑1:2026 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.

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A list of all parts in the IEC 63387 series, published under the general title Hybrid CPV/PV modules: General characteristics and measurement procedures, can be found on the IEC website.

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INTRODUCTION

The IEC 61853[9]1 and IEC 62670 series[10] establish requirements for evaluating, respectively, photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module performance, based on power, energy, and performance ratio (PR). They are applicable to most PV and CPV technologies; however they are not well suited to hybrid CPV/PV modules, whose performance can be a discontinuous function of the angle of incidence (AOI), whose geometry can include PV "dead" areas in addition to the module frame, and for which it is important to specify appropriate reference spectra for beam and diffuse components.

The reasons for preparing this document are therefore related to the need to define specific terms and procedures for the performance measurement of hybrid CPV/PV modules. As some hybrid CPV/PV modules incorporate integrated tracking actuators and internal moving parts, the development of specific qualification standards for such modules is also envisaged.

1 Scope

This part of IEC 63387 specifies the methods for evaluating CPV/PV hybrid module performance in terms of power rating. Standard conditions for assessing the power produced by the module and the procedures to measure the power as a function of AOI, irradiance, and temperature are described. A methodology for determining a set of characterization parameter values for the hybrid CPV/PV module (FoV) is also included. In order to compare the performance of different hybrid CPV/PV modules whose output is discontinuous and time-dependent, the concept of effective nominal power is introduced.

This document is applicable to CPV/PV hybrid modules which include both solar cells designed to collect concentrated light (CPV cells array) and solar cells designed to collect diffuse or global light (PV cells array), the latter with bifacial or monofacial illumination. This document applies to hybrid CPV/PV modules with a geometrical concentration ratio > 3x for the CPV cells. For lower geometrical concentration ratio (≤ 3x), the IEC 60904‑1[11] and IEC 61853 series[9] apply.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Sampling

5 DUT labelling - Indelible marking

6 Preliminary information by manufacturer

7 Testing

8 Report

9 Power angular responsivity

9.1 General

9.2 Determination of the collection coefficient

10 Power rating condition

10.1 General

10.2 Outdoor power rating of CPV/PV hybrid modules to be installed on fixed structure or on single axis tracker

10.3 Outdoor power rating of CPV/PV hybrid modules installed on dual axis tracker

Bibliography