Solar PV Module Testing Equipment
Solar PV Module Testing Equipment can be customized to meet specific requirements for safety, function, and performance while maintaining compliance with applicable industry standards.
Solar cells are exposed to environmental extremes on a daily basis. Rain, hail, storms, and large fluctuations in temperature should not impair the functionality of the product. They must be able to withstand the weight of snow, ice, and installation to achieve a desired life expectancy of 40 years without damage.
Under this condition, the equipment suppliers and Solar PV module manufacturers almost reach the agreement that IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 have established themselves in the past few years as a quality mark for crystalline PV modules and are nowadays required by most national and international funding authorities.
IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 describe a wide variety of qualification tests, based on potential aging influences, for artificial loading of materials used in PV modules. The following individual loading groups are identified:
Sunlight including UV
Climate (cold, head, humidity, changes in climate)
Mechanical loading (hail, wind, suction and pressure, snow)
The materials are considered to have passed the tests if no major visible damage is apparent and the performance output and insulation properties have not changed or have only changed negligibly compared to the position at the start of the test.
