Photovoltaic Module Qualification Plus Testing

John Wohlgemuth; Sarah Kurtz

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6924883

Photovoltaic Module Qualification Plus Testing

John Wohlgemuth, Sarah Kurtz

Materials Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

Reliability is a critical element in the continued growth of the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Design qualification tests such as IEC 61215 and IEC 61646 have been key to mitigating infant mortality, but do not address many of the module failures now observed in the field. Qualification Plus has been created to fill an immediate need by providing a well-defined set of accelerated stress tests that correlate with the field performance of PV modules. The tests in Qualification Plus include module-level tests like those in the qualification test sequences, as well as material and component level tests like those in the module safety standard. This paper will describe the details of Qualification Plus including the rationale for the required tests, the selection of samples, and the requirements for the Quality Management System.

Original language	American English
Pages	3589-3594
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6924883 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6924883
State	Published - 15 Oct 2014
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014

Conference

Conference	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	8/06/14 → 13/06/14

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NREL/CP-5J00-61334

Keywords

accelerated stress testing
potential-induced degradation
Quality Management Systems
reliability and durability of PV modules

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