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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 Shanghai JA Solar Technology

Here are the PSI Ratings for modules from Shanghai JA Solar Technology, 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
1Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-335/SIMonocrystalline3358.79*95
2Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-280/SIMonocrystalline2808.71*94
3Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-330/3BBPolycrystalline3308.69*94
4Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-330/SIMonocrystalline3308.66*93
5Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-275/3BBPolycrystalline2758.59*92
6Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-325/3BBPolycrystalline3258.57*92
7Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-275/SIMonocrystalline2758.55*92
8Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-325/SIMonocrystalline3258.53*92
9Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-270/3BBPolycrystalline2708.44*90
10Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-320/3BBPolycrystalline3208.43*90
11Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-320/SIMonocrystalline3208.40*89
12Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-270/SIMonocrystalline2708.39*89
13Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-315Polycrystalline3158.37*88
14Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-315/3BBPolycrystalline3158.30*86
15Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-210/SIMonocrystalline2108.30*86
16Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-210/SIMonocrystalline2108.30*86
17Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-265/3BBPolycrystalline2658.28*86
18Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-315/SIMonocrystalline3158.27*86
19Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-265/SIMonocrystalline2658.24*84
20Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-310/3BBPolycrystalline3108.17*83
21Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-310Polycrystalline3108.16*82
22Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-310/SIMonocrystalline3108.14*81
23Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-315/SIMonocrystalline3158.14*81
24Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-260/3BBPolycrystalline2608.12*80
25Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-205/SIMonocrystalline2058.11*80
26Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-205/SIMonocrystalline2058.11*80
27Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-260/SIMonocrystalline2608.09*79
28Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-305Polycrystalline3058.09*79
29Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-315/MPPolycrystalline3158.08*79
30Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-315/MPPolycrystalline3158.08*79
31Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-305/3BBPolycrystalline3058.04*77
32Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-310/SIMonocrystalline3108.02*76
33Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-305/SIMonocrystalline3058.01*76
34Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-300Polycrystalline3008.00*75
35Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-255/3BBPolycrystalline2557.97*74
36Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-310/MPPolycrystalline3107.95*73
37Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-310/MPPolycrystalline3107.95*73
38Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-260/MPPolycrystalline2607.92*71
39Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-200/SIMonocrystalline2007.91*71
40Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-200/SIMonocrystalline2007.91*71
41Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-300/3BBPolycrystalline3007.91*71
42Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-305/SIMonocrystalline3057.89*70
43Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-300Monocrystalline3007.84*68
44Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-305/MPPolycrystalline3057.82*67
45Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-305/MPPolycrystalline3057.82*67
46Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-255/SIMonocrystalline2557.81*66
47Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-300Polycrystalline3007.77*64
48Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-300/SIMonocrystalline3007.76*63
49Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-300/SIMonocrystalline3007.76*63
50Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-195Monocrystalline1957.76*63
51Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-255/MPPolycrystalline2557.76*63
52Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-295/3BBPolycrystalline2957.75*63
53Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-295Monocrystalline2957.71*60
54Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-195/SIMonocrystalline1957.71*61
55Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-195/SIMonocrystalline1957.71*61
56Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-300/MPPolycrystalline3007.70*60
57Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-300/MPPolycrystalline3007.70*60
58Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-295Polycrystalline2957.69*59
59Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-250/3BBPolycrystalline2507.66*57
60Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-295Polycrystalline2957.66*57
61Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-250/SIMonocrystalline2507.65*57
62Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-290/3BBPolycrystalline2907.63*56
63Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-295/SIMonocrystalline2957.63*56
64Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-295/SIMonocrystalline2957.63*56
65Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-250/MPPolycrystalline2507.60*54
66Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-290Monocrystalline2907.58*53
67Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-190Monocrystalline1907.57*52
68Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-295/MPPolycrystalline2957.57*52
69Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-295/MPPolycrystalline2957.57*52
70Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-290Polycrystalline2907.53*50
71Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-240Monocrystalline2407.52*49
72Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-190/SIMonocrystalline1907.51*48
73Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-190/SIMonocrystalline1907.51*48
74Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-245/3BBPolycrystalline2457.50*48
75Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-245/SIMonocrystalline2457.49*48
76Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-290/MPPolycrystalline2907.46*45
77Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-290/MPPolycrystalline2907.46*45
78Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-290/SIMonocrystalline2907.46*46
79Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-290/SIMonocrystalline2907.46*46
80Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-285Monocrystalline2857.45*45
81Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-245/MPPolycrystalline2457.45*45
82Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-285Polycrystalline2857.40*42
83Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-285/3BBPolycrystalline2857.37*39
84Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-235Monocrystalline2357.36*39
85Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-240/SIMonocrystalline2407.35*38
86Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-185Monocrystalline1857.35*39
87Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-285/MPPolycrystalline2857.33*38
88Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-285/MPPolycrystalline2857.33*38
89Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-285/SIMonocrystalline2857.33*38
90Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6(BK)-72-285/SIMonocrystalline2857.33*38
91Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-280Monocrystalline2807.32*37
92Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-280Polycrystalline2807.31*36
93Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-240/MPPolycrystalline2407.30*36
94Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-185/SIMonocrystalline1857.30*36
95Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-185/SIMonocrystalline1857.30*36
96Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-280/3BBPolycrystalline2807.24*33
97Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-275Monocrystalline2757.22*31
98Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-230Monocrystalline2307.20*30
99Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-280/MPPolycrystalline2807.20*31
100Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-280/MPPolycrystalline2807.20*31
101Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-235/SIMonocrystalline2357.19*30
102Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-275Polycrystalline2757.18*29
103Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-235/MPPolycrystalline2357.15*28
104Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-180Monocrystalline1807.15*28
105Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-230Polycrystalline2307.12*26
106Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)-72-180/SIMonocrystalline1807.11*26
107Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5(L)(BK)-72-180/SIMonocrystalline1807.11*26
108Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-275/3BBPolycrystalline2757.10*26
109Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-270Monocrystalline2707.05*23
110Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-225Monocrystalline2257.05*23
111Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-270Polycrystalline2707.04*23
112Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-230/MPPolycrystalline2307.00*21
113Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-225Polycrystalline2256.97*20
114Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-265Monocrystalline2656.96*19
115Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-175Monocrystalline1756.96*19
116Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-72-265Polycrystalline2656.92*18
117Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-220Monocrystalline2206.91*18
118Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-225/MPPolycrystalline2256.84*16
119Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-260Monocrystalline2606.83*15
120Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-220Polycrystalline2206.82*15
121Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-250Polycrystalline2506.81*14
122Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-250Polycrystalline2506.81*14
123Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-260Polycrystalline2606.76*13
124Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-170Monocrystalline1706.76*13
125Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-215Monocrystalline2156.74*13
126Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-72-255Monocrystalline2556.69*11
127Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-245Polycrystalline2456.67*11
128Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-245Polycrystalline2456.67*11
129Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-215Polycrystalline2156.66*11
130Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-255Polycrystalline2556.63*10
131Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-210Monocrystalline2106.59*9
132Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM5-72-165Monocrystalline1656.57*9
133Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-210Polycrystalline2106.55*8
134Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-240Polycrystalline2406.53*8
135Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-72-250Polycrystalline2506.50*7
136Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-205Monocrystalline2056.43*7
137Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-205Polycrystalline2056.40*6
138Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6(BK)-60-235Polycrystalline2356.40*6
139Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAM6-60-200Monocrystalline2006.27*5
140Shanghai JA Solar TechnologyJAP6-60-200Polycrystalline2006.24*5

* 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.