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16、es 7 3 Sampling .8 4 Marking 8 5 Testing 9 6 Pass criteria 9 7 Major visual defects 10 8 Report 10 9 Modications 14 10 Test procedures 14 10.1 Visual inspection .14 10.2 Maximum power determination .15 10.3 Insulation test 16 10.4 Measurement of temperature coefficients 18 10.5 Measurement of nomina
17、l operating cell temperature (NOCT) 21 10.6 Performance at STC and NOCT .31 10.7 Performance at low irradiance .32 10.8 Outdoor exposure test 33 10.9 Hot-spot endurance test .34 10.10 UV preconditioning test 40 10.11 Thermal cycling test .42 10.12 Humidity-freeze test .44 10.13 Damp-heat test .46 10
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41、es Design Qualication and Type Approval 1 Scope and object This International Standard lays down IEC requirements for the design qualication and type approval of terrestrial photovoltaic modules suitable for long-term operation in general openair climates, as dened in IEC 60721-2-1. It applies only
42、to crystalline silicon modules types. A standard for thin-lm modules has been published as IEC 61646. This standard does not apply to modules used with concentrated sunlight. The object of this test sequence is to determine the electrical and thermal characteristics of the module and to show, as far
43、 as is possible within reasonable constraints of cost and time, that the module is capable of withstanding prolonged exposure in climates 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 ar
44、e operated. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 60068-1:19
45、88, Environmental testing Part 1: General and guidance IEC 60068-2-21:1999, Environmental testing Part 2-21: Tests Test U: Robustness of terminations and integral mounting devices IEC 60068-2-78:2001, Environmental testing Part 2-78: Tests Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state IEC 60410:1973, Sampling p
46、lans and procedures for inspection by attributes IEC 60721-2-1:1982, Classication of environmental conditions Part 2: Environmental conditions appearing in nature Temperature and humidity IEC 60891:1987, Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics of crystal
47、line silicon photovoltaic devices Amendment 1 (1992) IEC 60904-1:1987, Photovoltaic devices Part 1: Measurements of photovoltaic currentvoltage characteristics IEC 60904-2:1989, Photovoltaic devices Part 2: Requirements for reference solar cells JANUARY 25, 2012 UL 61215 (IEC 61215:2005) 7UL COPYRIG
48、HTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL IEC 60904-3:1989, Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data IEC 60904-6:1994, Photovoltaic devices Part 6
49、: Requirements for reference solar modules IEC 60904-7:1998, Photovoltaic devices Part 7: Computation of spectral mismatch error introduced in the testing of a photovoltaic device IEC 60904-9:1995, Photovoltaic devices Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements IEC 60904-10:1998, Photovoltaic devices Part 10: Methods of linearity measurements IEC 61853: Performance testing and energy rating of terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules 1 ISO/IEC 17025:199
