UL 61215-1-2017 UL Standard for Safety Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules C Design Qualification and Type Approval C Part 1 Test requirements (First Edition).pdf

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3、tion, Dated February 28, 2017 Summary of Topics UL 61215-1 is an adoption of IEC 61215-1, Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules Design Qualication and Type Approval Part 1: Test requirements (First Edition, issued March 2016). Please note that there are no National Differences. The requirements are

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14、UCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS PREFACE 4 FOREWORD 5 INTRODUCTION . 8 1 Scope and object .9 2 Normative references 9 3 Terms, denitions and abbreviations .10 4 Test samples 11 5 Marking and documentation .12 5.1 Name plate .12 5.2 Documentation 13 6 Testing .14 7 Pass crit

15、eria .15 7.1 General 15 7.2 Power output and electric circuitry .15 7.3 Visual defects .18 7.4 Electrical safety .18 8 Major visual defects 18 9 Report 19 10 Modications .20 11 Test ow and procedures 20 FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR

16、DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL PREFACE This UL Standard is based on IEC Publication IEC 61215-1: First edition Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules Design qualication and type approval Part 1: Test requirements. IEC publication IEC 61215-1 is copyrighted by the IEC. These materials are sub

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19、RY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL Part 1: Test requirements FOREWORD 1) The Internat

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30、is IEC Publication may be the subject of patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard IEC 61215-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar photovoltaic energy systems. This rst edition of IEC 61215-1 cancels and

31、replaces the second edition of IEC 61215, published in 2005; it constitutes a technical revision. FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL This edition of IEC 61215-1 includes the following signicant tech

32、nical changes with respect to the second edition of IEC 61215:2005 and the second edition of IEC 61646:2008: a) New standard series structure consistent with other IEC standards: Part 1 lists general requirements, Part 1-x specics for each PV technology and Part 2 denes testing. All tests dened in P

33、art 2 are MQTs (module quality tests). b) Sampling procedure rewritten (Clause 4). c) Marking requirements better dened for name plate and general documentation. Copyright International d) Pass/fail criteria have been divided into two “gates”. Gate No. 1 veries the initial maximum power at STC with

34、respect to name plate rating and Gate No. 2 denes the power loss during accelerated aging testing. e) Revised hot-spot endurance test (MQT 09). f) Update of the other tests to be consistent with changes in IEC 61646. g) Removal of the method for measuring temperature coefficients and reference to IE

35、C 60891. h) Denition of NMOT as the nominal module operating temperature measured with the module under maximum power conditions. i) Rewriting of the standard using NMOT instead of NOCT and reference to future IEC 61853-2 for the test procedure. j) Rewriting of the robustness of termination test (MQ

36、T 14) to include evaluation of both cables and junction boxes. k) Stabilization of PV modules implemented. This replaces either light soaking procedure from IEC 61646 or preconditioning from IEC 61215. The text of this standard is based on the following documents: FDIS Report on voting 82/1046/FDIS

37、82/1074/RVD Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on voting indicated in the above table. A list of all parts in the IEC 61215 series, published under the general title Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules Design qualication and type approval, c

38、an be found on the IEC website. This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under http:/webstore.iec.ch in the data re

39、lated to the specic publication. At this date, the publication will be reconrmed, FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL withdrawn, replaced by a revised edition, or amended. FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-

40、1 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION Whereas Part 1 of this standard series describes requirements (both in general and specic with respect to device technology), the sub-parts of Part 1 dene technology variations

41、and Part 2 denes a set of test procedures necessary for design qualication and type approval. The test procedures described in Part 2 are valid for all device technologies. FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 8UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSIO

42、N FROM UL TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL Part 1: Test requirements 1 Scope and object This part of IEC 61215 lays down IEC requirements for the design qualication and type approval of terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules suitable for long-term operation

43、 in general open-air climates, as dened in IEC 60721-2-1. This standard is intended to apply to all terrestrial at plate module materials such as crystalline silicon module types as well as thinlm modules. This standard does not apply to modules used with concentrated sunlight although it may be uti

44、lized for low concentrator modules (1 to 3 suns). For low concentration modules, all tests are performed using the current, voltage and power levels expected at the design concentration. This standard does not address the particularities of PV modules with integrated electronics, it may however be u

45、sed as a basis for testing such PV modules. The objective of this test sequence is to determine the electrical and thermal characteristics of the module and to show, as far as possible within reasonable constraints of cost and time, that the module is capable of withstanding prolonged exposure in cl

46、imates described in the scope. The actual lifetime expectancy of modules so qualied will depend on their design, their environment and the conditions under which they are operated. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and ar

47、e indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 60050 (all parts), International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (available at http:/www.electropedia.o

48、rg) IEC 60269-6, Low-voltage fuses Part 6: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of solar photovoltaic energy systems IEC 60891, Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices Amendment 1 (1992)

49、 IEC 60904-1:1987, Photovoltaic devices Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics IEC 60904-1, Photovoltaic devices Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics IEC 60904-3, Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data FEBRUARY 28, 2017 UL 61215-1 9UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FO