Product Overview: Fluke PVA-1500HE2 Series PV Analyzer I-V Curve Tracer
Fluke PVA-1500HE2 Analyzer I-V Curve Tracer
Measure Solar PV System Performance with the PVA-1500HE2
The PVA-1500 is an advanced I-V curve tracer designed for accurate assessment of PV system performance. It enables efficient testing and troubleshooting of solar modules and arrays, helping to maximize output and minimize downtime.
Key Features:
- Measures I-V curves for PV systems up to 1500V and 30A, with fast data capture and real-time analysis.
- Advanced testing for high-efficiency modules (>19%), with a quick sweep-to-sweep delay of 9 seconds.
- Wireless interface for faster setup, greater mobility, and safer testing environments.
- Includes SolSensor™ for real-time irradiance, temperature, and tilt data to accurately predict and translate I-V curve performance to standard test conditions.
- Automatically stores data, flags non-conforming strings, and generates customizable reports using the Data Analysis Tool (DAT), an Excel-based software.
Optimized for High-Efficiency PV Testing Designed for high-efficiency modules, the PVA-1500HE2 handles challenging conditions, delivering fast, accurate measurements even in high temperatures. It can measure up to 3.5MW of power in under an hour.
SolSensor™ Wireless PV Reference Sensor The SolSensor™ provides irradiance, module temperature, and array tilt data for real-time PV model predictions. Wireless communication offers a range of up to 100m, allowing flexibility and faster troubleshooting.
Turn Data into Insights The PVA software and DAT streamline data collection, analysis, and reporting, delivering key insights and performance visualizations for optimizing PV systems.
Training Fluke offers both on-demand and live online PV test and measurement training, led by product experts.
| PVA-1500HE2 Specifications | ||
| PVA-1500T2 | PVA-1500HE2 | |
| Voltage Range (Voc) | 20 to 1500V DC | |
| Maximum Current Range (Isc) | ||
| Module Efficiency <19% | 0 to 30A DC | |
| Module Efficiency ≥19% | 0 to 10A DC | 0 to 30A DC |
| Voltage Accuracy (0 °C to 45 °C) | ±(0.5% ±0.25V) | |
| Current Accuracy (0 °C to 45 °C) | ±(0.5% ±0.04A) | |
| Power Accuracy (0 °C to 45 °C) | ±(1.7 % + 1.0 W) (current ≥3 A, module efficiency <19 %) | |
| Voltage Resolution | 25 mV | |
| Current Resolution | 2 mA | |
| Measurement Throughput | ||
| Sweep-to-sweep delay (@VOC ≤ 1350V) | <9 seconds | |
| Max number of I-V sweeps per hour (@VOC ≤ 1350V) | 400 sweeps/hr | |
| Max megawatts measured per hour | 3.5 MW/hr | |
| Thermal Capacity | ||
| # sweeps at 18 s sweep-to-sweep delay | unlimited (25 °C, 77 °F ambient) 550 (45 °C, 113 °F ambient) |
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| # sweeps at 9s sweep-to-sweep delay | unlimited (25 °C, 77 °F ambient) 330 (45 °C, 113 °F ambient) |
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| I-V Trace Points | 100 or 500 (selectable) | |
| I-V Sweep Duration | 0.05 to 2 seconds (typically 0.2 seconds for PV strings) | |
| Operating Temperature Range | 0 °C to 45 °C, 32 °F to 113 °F | |
| Storage Temperature Range | -20 °C to 65 °C, -4 °F to 149 °F | |
| Operating Humidity | <90 % RH, non-condensing. Avoid exposing a cold instrument to warm and humid air as condensation will result. Store the instrument in the same conditions in which the instrument will be used. | |
| Altitude | 2000 m max | |
| Battery Charging Time | 6 hr | |
| Battery Run Time | Approx. 8 hr | Approx. 7 hr |
| Safety and Regulatory | CAT III 1500V IEC 61010-1: Pollution Degree 2 |
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| Warning Features | Over-voltage, over-current, over-temperature, reverse polarity |
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| PV Connector | Staubli MC4-EVO2 | Banana Jacks |
| Charging/Charged LED | Yes | |
| In-the-field firmware update-ready | Yes | |
| Interface to Tablet/Laptop | Wi-Fi interface between user tablet or laptop, I-V unit and SolSensor™ |
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| Weight | 6.6 kg, 14.55 lb | 7.3 kg, 16.09 lb |
| Height | 43.2 cm, 1.41 ft (including test lead and strain reliefs) | 53.3 cm, 1.74 ft |
| Width | 21.6 cm, 8.50 in | |
| Depth | 15.2 cm, 5.98 in | |
