Three-Prong Path to Comprehensive Technical Standards for Photovoltaic Reliability

Sarah Kurtz; John Wohlgemuth; Tony Sample; Masaaki Yamamichi; Michio Kondo; George Kelly

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925063

Three-Prong Path to Comprehensive Technical Standards for Photovoltaic Reliability

Sarah Kurtz, John Wohlgemuth, Tony Sample, Masaaki Yamamichi, Michio Kondo, George Kelly

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Abstract

As the photovoltaic (PV) industry has grown, the long-term reliability of PV systems has become increasingly important. Many organizations are taking on the challenge of this multi-faceted issue. This paper describes three closely coordinated efforts that together will provide a comprehensive set of consensus standards and specifications for the technical aspects of verifying PV system quality and bankability. These three efforts are developing standards for 1) qualifying the design for the intended application (climate zone and mounting configuration), 2) quality management systems for PV module manufacturing, and 3) system-level inspections to ensure appropriate design, installation, commissioning, and operation of PV systems. A pathway has been identified for international implementation of these standards through the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Original language	American English
Pages	919-924
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925063 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925063
State	Published - 15 Oct 2014
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014

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

Bibliographical note

See NREL/CP-5J00-61208 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5J00-63683

Keywords

accelerated testing
photovoltaic systems
PV
quality management
reliability

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