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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 Q-Cells
Here are the PSI Ratings for modules from Q-Cells, 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 | Q-Cells | Q.Pro G2 250 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.52* | 49 |
| 2 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.48* | 47 |
| 3 | Q-Cells | Q.Base G2 250 | Polycrystalline | 250 | 7.45* | 45 |
| 4 | Q-Cells | Q.Pro G2 245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.37* | 39 |
| 5 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.34* | 38 |
| 6 | Q-Cells | Q.Base G2 245 | Polycrystalline | 245 | 7.32* | 37 |
| 7 | Q-Cells | Q.Pro G2 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.22* | 31 |
| 8 | Q-Cells | Q.Base G2 240 | Polycrystalline | 240 | 7.20* | 31 |
| 9 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.16* | 28 |
| 10 | Q-Cells | Q.Base G2 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.08* | 25 |
| 11 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 7.06* | 24 |
| 12 | Q-Cells | Q.Pro G2 235 | Polycrystalline | 235 | 7.06* | 24 |
| 13 | Q-Cells | Q.Base G2 230 | Polycrystalline | 230 | 6.96* | 19 |
| 14 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-225 | Polycrystalline | 225 | 6.91* | 18 |
| 15 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-220 | Polycrystalline | 220 | 6.77* | 13 |
| 16 | Q-Cells | QC-C05-215 | Polycrystalline | 215 | 6.59* | 9 |
| 17 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart-95 | Thin Film | 95 | 6.56* | 8 |
| 18 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UF-95 | Thin Film | 95 | 6.56* | 9 |
| 19 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-115 | Thin Film | 115 | 6.36* | 6 |
| 20 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UF-90 | Thin Film | 90 | 6.23* | 4 |
| 21 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart-90 | Thin Film | 90 | 6.23* | 4 |
| 22 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-110 | Thin Film | 110 | 6.03* | 3 |
| 23 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-105 | Thin Film | 105 | 5.78* | 3 |
| 24 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart-85 | Thin Film | 85 | 5.78* | 3 |
| 25 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UF-85 | Thin Film | 85 | 5.78* | 3 |
| 26 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-100 | Thin Film | 100 | 5.50* | 2 |
| 27 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UF-80 | Thin Film | 80 | 5.41* | 2 |
| 28 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart-80 | Thin Film | 80 | 5.41* | 2 |
| 29 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-95 | Thin Film | 95 | 5.20* | 2 |
| 30 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UFL-90 | Thin Film | 90 | 4.95* | 2 |
| 31 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart UF-70 | Thin Film | 70 | 4.76* | 1 |
| 32 | Q-Cells | Q.Smart-70 | Thin Film | 70 | 4.76* | 1 |
* 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.