Special Testing for Modules Deployed in Hot Use Environments - Are We Doing This in a Low-Cost Way? NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

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Abstract

The proposed new IEC standard will address the test temperature requirements in IEC 61215 (module design), IEC 61730 (module safety), IEC 62790 (junction box safety) and IEC 62852 (connectors), and will provide guidelines to modify temperature limits in four existing standards to better describe module performance in hotter climates. This workshop includes four presentations: Special Testing for Modules Deployed in Hot Use Environments - Are We Doing This in a Low-Cost Way?, Experimental Evidence, Why the highest temperatures are the most stressful to PV modules during thermal cycling, and Safety Aspects for Modules Deployed in Hot Use Environments.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages118
StatePublished - 2016

Publication series

NamePresented at Solar Power International 2016, 11-15 September 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5J00-67348

Keywords

  • degradation rate
  • FEM
  • hot spots
  • IEC 61215
  • IEC 61730
  • IEC 62790
  • IEC 62852
  • power loss

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