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The Principal Solar Institute Module Ratings
The Principal Solar Institute’s scientifically designed and certified combination of tests and performance standards provide an unbiased, comprehensive rating system – the PSI PV module rating. Seven essential characteristics related to initial and long-term PV module performance are combined to create the PSI Rating:
- Actual Tested Maximum Power vs. Advertised
- Temperature Coefficient at Maximum Power
- Power at Low Irradiance to Power at High Irradiance Ratio
- Normal Operating Cell Temperature (NOCT)
- Total Area Efficiency
- Negative Power Tolerance
- Annual Power Reduction
These ratings allow you to make comparisons when analyzing PV modules and help you select the optimal PV module.
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PSI Ratings – PV Solar Modules from BYD (Huizhou) Battery
Here are the PSI Ratings for modules from BYD (Huizhou) Battery, calculated based on initial performance test data. If you don’t see a solar module that you are considering, contact us and we will try to add it.
| Rank | Manufacturer | Model | Type | Power (W DC) |
PSI Rating | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 305P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 305 | 8.00* | 75 |
| 2 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 255P6C-30 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 7.94* | 72 |
| 3 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 300P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.86* | 69 |
| 4 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 250P6C-30 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.78* | 64 |
| 5 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 295P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.73* | 62 |
| 6 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 300P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 300 | 7.68* | 59 |
| 7 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 250P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.66* | 57 |
| 8 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 245P6C-30 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.63* | 56 |
| 9 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 290P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.62* | 55 |
| 10 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 295P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 295 | 7.55* | 51 |
| 11 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 245P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.51* | 48 |
| 12 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 285P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.48* | 47 |
| 13 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 240P6C-30 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.47* | 46 |
| 14 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 240P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.44* | 44 |
| 15 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 290P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 290 | 7.43* | 43 |
| 16 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 285P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.41* | 42 |
| 17 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 240P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.36* | 39 |
| 18 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 280P6C-36 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.34* | 38 |
| 19 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 235P6C-30 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.32* | 37 |
| 20 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 235P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.29* | 35 |
| 21 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 285P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 285 | 7.29* | 35 |
| 22 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 280P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.28* | 35 |
| 23 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 235P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.20* | 30 |
| 24 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 280P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 280 | 7.17* | 29 |
| 25 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 230P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.14* | 27 |
| 26 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 275P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.14* | 27 |
| 27 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 230P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.10* | 26 |
| 28 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 140P6-18 | Polycrystalline | 140 | 7.07* | 24 |
| 29 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 275P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 275 | 7.03* | 22 |
| 30 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 270P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 7.02* | 22 |
| 31 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 225P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.98* | 20 |
| 32 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 225P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.94* | 19 |
| 33 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 270P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 270 | 6.91* | 17 |
| 34 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 265P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 6.88* | 17 |
| 35 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 135P6-18 | Polycrystalline | 135 | 6.83* | 15 |
| 36 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 220P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.81* | 14 |
| 37 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 220P6A-30 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.79* | 14 |
| 38 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 265P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 265 | 6.78* | 14 |
| 39 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 260P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 6.76* | 13 |
| 40 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 215P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.65* | 10 |
| 41 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 260P6A-36 | Polycrystalline | 260 | 6.65* | 11 |
| 42 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 255P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 255 | 6.63* | 10 |
| 43 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 130P6-18 | Polycrystalline | 130 | 6.56* | 9 |
| 44 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 210P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 210 | 6.50* | 7 |
| 45 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 250P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 6.49* | 7 |
| 46 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 245P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 6.36* | 6 |
| 47 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 205P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 205 | 6.34* | 6 |
| 48 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 125P6-18 | Polycrystalline | 125 | 6.31* | 5 |
| 49 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 240P6-36 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 6.24* | 5 |
| 50 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 200P6-30 | Polycrystalline | 200 | 6.19* | 4 |
| 51 | BYD (Huizhou) Battery | BYD 120P6-18 | Polycrystalline | 120 | 6.06* | 3 |
* Modules denoted with an “*” use estimated values for one or more characteristics. Manufacturers can contact us to provide the missing data for these PV modules.
NOTE: PSI Ratings are based on publicly available data, and are subject to change as additional data and proprietary analyses become available for long-term performance.