Photovoltaic Terminology Standards

This category include standards referring to basic terminology of solar electric systems. Most important standards related to terminology are ISO 80000 Part 7 and IEC/TS 61836. ISO 80000 Part 7 standard gives names, symbols and definitions for quantities and units for light and other electromagnetic radiation. Where appropriate, conversion factors are also given. IEC/TS 61836 gives most important photovoltaic related terms.

General Terminology

IEC 60050, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV).

ISO 9488, Solar energy - Vocabulary.

ASTM E772, Standard Terminology Relating to Solar Energy Conversion.

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Photovoltaic Terminology

IEC/TS 61836, Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols.

ASTM E1328, Standard Terminology Relating to Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion.

System of Units

ISO 80000-1, Quantities and units - Part 1: General

ISO 80000-2, Quantities and units - Part 2: Mathematical signs and symbols to be used in the natural sciences and technology.

ISO 80000-3, Quantities and units - Part 3: Space and time.

ISO 80000-4, Quantities and units - Part 4: Mechanics.

ISO 80000-5, Quantities and units - Part 5: Thermodynamics.

ISO 80000-6, Quantities and units - Part 6: Electromagnetism.

ISO 80000-7, Quantities and units - Part 7: Light.

ISO 80000-8, Quantities and units - Part 8: Acoustics.

ISO 80000-9, Quantities and units - Part 9: Physical chemistry and molecular physics.

ISO 80000-10, Quantities and units - Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics.

ISO 80000-11, Quantities and units - Part 11: Characteristic numbers.

ISO 80000-12, Quantities and units - Part 12: Solid state physics.

ISO 80000-13, Quantities and units - Part 13: Information science and technology.

ISO 80000-14, Quantities and units - Part 14: Telebiometrics related to human physiology.

Lighting Terminology

ISO 21348, Space environment (natural and artificial) - Process for determining solar irradiances.

IEC/CIE 017.4-1987, International lighting vocabulary, 4th ed. (Joint publication IEC/CIE), ISBN: 3900734070.

More Information

Electropedia - Electropedia: The World's Online Electrotechnical Vocabulary.

Websites

	ISO - International Organisation for Standardization.
	IEC - International Electrotechnical Commision.
	ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials.JSA - Japanaese Standards Association.
	CIE - International Commission on Illumination.