Solmetric PVA-1500T - Specifications; PVA-1500 Xx I-V Measurement Unit Specifications

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Specifications
PVA-1500xx I-V Measurement Unit Specifications
Safety Rating: Measuring Category CAT III 1500V (applies to the I-V Measurement Unit
only. Refer to the PVA-1500xx Test Lead and Clip Specifications section on page 1-6 for
their unique specifications).
Table 1. PVA-1500xx electrical and mechanical specifications
Parameter
PVA-1500S/V2/V3/V4
PVA-1500T
Voltage range (Voc)
20 – 1500 V
20 – 1500 V
Current range (Isc)
1
0 – 30 A
0 – 30 A
Voltage accuracy (0 to 45C)
±0.5% ±0.25 V
±0.5% ±0.25 V
Current accuracy (0 to 45C)
±0.5% ±0.04 A
±0.5% ±0.04 A
Voltage resolution
25 mV
25 mV
Current resolution
2 mA
2 mA
Measurement Throughput
2
Sweep-to-sweep delay
<18 seconds
<9 seconds
Max # sweeps per hour
200 sweeps/hr
400 sweeps/hr
Max megawatts per hour
2.6 MW/hr
3.5 MW/hr
Thermal Capacity
3
# sweeps at 18s sweep-to-
sweep delay
800 (77
o
F ambient)
225 (113
o
F ambient)
unlimited (77
o
F
ambient)
550 (113
o
F ambient)
# sweeps at 9s sweep-to-
sweep delay
N/A
unlimited (77
o
F
ambient)
330 (113
o
F ambient)
I-V sweep duration
4
0.05 - 2s. Typically 0.2s
for PV strings.
0.05 - 2s. Typically
0.2s for PV strings.
Number of I-V trace points
100 or 500 (user
controlled)
100 or 500 (user
controlled)