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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 Kyocera Solar

Here are the PSI Ratings for modules from Kyocera Solar, 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
1Kyocera SolarKU270-6MPAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
2Kyocera SolarKU270-6MCAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
3Kyocera SolarKU270-6ZPAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
4Kyocera SolarKU270-6XCAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
5Kyocera SolarKD270GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2709.00*96
6Kyocera SolarKU270-6XPAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
7Kyocera SolarKU270-6ZCAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
8Kyocera SolarKD270GX-LFMPolycrystalline2709.00*96
9Kyocera SolarKD270GX-LPMPolycrystalline2709.00*96
10Kyocera SolarKU270-6BCAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
11Kyocera SolarKU270-6BPAPolycrystalline2709.00*96
12Kyocera SolarKD270GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2709.00*96
13Kyocera SolarKU270-6ZPEPolycrystalline2708.93*96
14Kyocera SolarKU265-6ZCAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
15Kyocera SolarKD265GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2658.84*95
16Kyocera SolarKU265-6MPAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
17Kyocera SolarKU265-6XPAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
18Kyocera SolarKD265GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2658.84*95
19Kyocera SolarKU265-6BCAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
20Kyocera SolarKU265-6XCAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
21Kyocera SolarKU265-6ZPAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
22Kyocera SolarKD265GX-LFMPolycrystalline2658.84*95
23Kyocera SolarKD265GX-LPMPolycrystalline2658.84*95
24Kyocera SolarKU265-6MCAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
25Kyocera SolarKU265-6BPAPolycrystalline2658.84*95
26Kyocera SolarKU260-6ZPAPolycrystalline2608.81*95
27Kyocera SolarKD260GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2608.81*95
28Kyocera SolarKD260GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2608.81*95
29Kyocera SolarKU260-6ZCAPolycrystalline2608.81*95
30Kyocera SolarKU260-6XPAPolycrystalline2608.81*95
31Kyocera SolarKU260-6XCAPolycrystalline2608.81*95
32Kyocera SolarKU265-6ZPEPolycrystalline2658.76*95
33Kyocera SolarKU260-6BPAPolycrystalline2608.66*94
34Kyocera SolarKU260-6MCAPolycrystalline2608.66*94
35Kyocera SolarKD260GX-LFMPolycrystalline2608.66*94
36Kyocera SolarKU260-6BCAPolycrystalline2608.66*94
37Kyocera SolarKD260GX-LPMPolycrystalline2608.66*93
38Kyocera SolarKU260-6MPAPolycrystalline2608.66*93
39Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2558.64*93
40Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LFB3Polycrystalline2558.64*93
41Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2558.64*93
42Kyocera SolarKU255-6BCAPolycrystalline2558.64*93
43Kyocera SolarKU255-6XCAPolycrystalline2558.63*93
44Kyocera SolarKU255-6ZCAPolycrystalline2558.63*93
45Kyocera SolarKU255-6ZPAPolycrystalline2558.63*93
46Kyocera SolarKU255-6XPAPolycrystalline2558.63*93
47Kyocera SolarKU260-6ZPEPolycrystalline2608.60*92
48Kyocera SolarKU255-6MCAPolycrystalline2558.50*91
49Kyocera SolarKU255-6MPAPolycrystalline2558.50*91
50Kyocera SolarKU255-6BPAPolycrystalline2558.50*91
51Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LPMPolycrystalline2558.49*91
52Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LPB3Polycrystalline2558.49*91
53Kyocera SolarKD255GX-LFMPolycrystalline2558.49*91
54Kyocera SolarKU250-6BCAPolycrystalline2508.48*91
55Kyocera SolarKU335-8BCAPolycrystalline3358.47*90
56Kyocera SolarKD335GX-LFBPolycrystalline3358.47*90
57Kyocera SolarKU255-6ZPEPolycrystalline2558.43*90
58Kyocera SolarKU250-6BPAPolycrystalline2508.34*88
59Kyocera SolarKD330GX-LFBPolycrystalline3308.33*87
60Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LPB3Polycrystalline2508.33*87
61Kyocera SolarKU330-8BCAPolycrystalline3308.33*87
62Kyocera SolarKU245-6BCAPolycrystalline2458.31*87
63Kyocera SolarKD225GX-LFBPolycrystalline2258.29*86
64Kyocera SolarKD225GX-LFBSPolycrystalline2258.29*86
65Kyocera SolarKU250-6ZPEPolycrystalline2508.27*86
66Kyocera SolarKD325GX-LFBPolycrystalline3258.21*84
67Kyocera SolarKD325GX-LPBPolycrystalline3258.21*84
68Kyocera SolarKU325-8BCAPolycrystalline3258.21*84
69Kyocera SolarKD340GX-LFBPolycrystalline3408.17*82
70Kyocera SolarKU340-8BCAPolycrystalline3408.17*82
71Kyocera SolarKD220GX-LFBSPolycrystalline2208.12*80
72Kyocera SolarKD320GX-LPBPolycrystalline3208.09*79
73Kyocera SolarKD320GX-LFBPolycrystalline3208.09*79
74Kyocera SolarKU320-8BCAPolycrystalline3208.09*79
75Kyocera SolarKD335GX-LPBPolycrystalline3358.05*78
76Kyocera SolarKU335-8BPAPolycrystalline3358.05*77
77Kyocera SolarKD240GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2407.98*74
78Kyocera SolarKD240GX-LPBPolycrystalline2407.98*74
79Kyocera SolarKD315GX-LPBPolycrystalline3157.96*73
80Kyocera SolarKD315GX-LFBPolycrystalline3157.96*73
81Kyocera SolarKU330-8BPAPolycrystalline3307.93*72
82Kyocera SolarKD330GX-LPBPolycrystalline3307.92*71
83Kyocera SolarKD310GX-LFBPolycrystalline3107.83*67
84Kyocera SolarKD310GX-LPBPolycrystalline3107.83*67
85Kyocera SolarKU325-8BPAPolycrystalline3257.80*66
86Kyocera SolarKD240GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2407.74*62
87Kyocera SolarKD240GX-LFBPolycrystalline2407.74*62
88Kyocera SolarKD205GX-LFBSPolycrystalline2057.71*61
89Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LFBPolycrystalline2507.67*58
90Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2507.67*58
91Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LFB3Polycrystalline2507.67*58
92Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2507.67*58
93Kyocera SolarKD250GX-LPBPolycrystalline2507.67*58
94Kyocera SolarKD305GX-LPBPolycrystalline3057.65*57
95Kyocera SolarKD305GX-LFBPolycrystalline3057.65*57
96Kyocera SolarKD215GX-LFBSPolycrystalline2157.58*53
97Kyocera SolarKD235GX-LFBPolycrystalline2357.54*50
98Kyocera SolarKD235GX-LPBPolycrystalline2357.53*49
99Kyocera SolarKD245GX-LFB2Polycrystalline2457.52*49
100Kyocera SolarKD245GX-LPBPolycrystalline2457.52*49
101Kyocera SolarKD245GX-LFBPolycrystalline2457.52*49
102Kyocera SolarKD245GX-LPB2Polycrystalline2457.52*49
103Kyocera SolarKD190GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1907.41*42
104Kyocera SolarKD210GX-LFBSPolycrystalline2107.41*42
105Kyocera SolarKD230GX-LPBPolycrystalline2307.37*39
106Kyocera SolarKD230GX-LFBPolycrystalline2307.37*40
107Kyocera SolarKC200GTPolycrystalline2007.31*36
108Kyocera SolarKD215GX-LPUPolycrystalline2157.29*35
109Kyocera SolarKD185GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1857.22*31
110Kyocera SolarKD225GX-LPBPolycrystalline2257.21*31
111Kyocera SolarKC130TMPolycrystalline1307.21*31
112Kyocera SolarKC130GTPolycrystalline1307.21*31
113Kyocera SolarKC175GTPolycrystalline1757.20*30
114Kyocera SolarKD140GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1407.19*30
115Kyocera SolarKD210GX-LPUPolycrystalline2107.13*27
116Kyocera SolarKD210GX-LPPolycrystalline2107.13*27
117Kyocera SolarKD210GX-LPolycrystalline2107.13*27
118Kyocera SolarKD185GX-LPUPolycrystalline1857.09*25
119Kyocera SolarKD180GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1807.03*22
120Kyocera SolarKD205GX-LPUPolycrystalline2056.95*19
121Kyocera SolarKD205GX-LPPolycrystalline2056.95*19
122Kyocera SolarKD205GX-LPolycrystalline2056.95*19
123Kyocera SolarKD135GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1356.94*19
124Kyocera SolarKD180GX-LPPolycrystalline1806.90*17
125Kyocera SolarKD180GX-LPolycrystalline1806.90*17
126Kyocera SolarKD135GX-LPUPolycrystalline1356.83*15
127Kyocera SolarKD135GX-LPolycrystalline1356.83*15
128Kyocera SolarKD135GX-LPPolycrystalline1356.83*15
129Kyocera SolarKD300GX-LFBPolycrystalline3006.78*13
130Kyocera SolarKD300GX-LPBPolycrystalline3006.78*13
131Kyocera SolarKD200GX-LPUPolycrystalline2006.78*14
132Kyocera SolarKD130GX-LFBSPolycrystalline1306.68*11
133Kyocera SolarKD130GX-LPPolycrystalline1306.57*9
134Kyocera SolarKD130GX-LPolycrystalline1306.57*9
135Kyocera SolarSU53BUPolycrystalline535.31*2

* 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.