photovoltaic testing system News
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ASTM E2848 - 11 standard test method for reporting photovoltaic non-concentrator system performance
Because there are a number of choices in this test method that depend on different applications and system configurations, it is the responsibility of the user of this test method to specify the details and protocol of an individual system power measurement prior to the beginning of a measurement. Unlike device-level measurements that report ...
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Three months after opening, TÜV Rheinland’s solar test centre in Cologne is operating at full capacity
Three months after opening, TÜV Rheinland’s new solar test centre in Cologne has now reached full capacity. For solar module manufacturers, this means that test times have been roughly halved compared to the previous solar laboratory. The processing times for a full type approval and certification of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules in accordance with IEC 61215, for example, takes ...
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ET Solar Receives Certisolis Certificates for BIPV Frameless Modules
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces obtainment of NF-EN 61215 and NF-EN 61730 type approval certificates for its BIPV frameless modules from Certisolis Test Centre ("Certisolis"). At Certisolis, ET Solar frameless modules passed various stringent tests on preconditioning, initial evaluations, damp heat, mechanical load and module ...
By ET Solar
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ET Solar Receives Certisolis Certificates for BIPV Frameless Modules
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces obtainment of NF-EN 61215 and NF-EN 61730 type approval certificates for its BIPV frameless modules from Certisolis Test Centre ("Certisolis"). At Certisolis, ET Solar frameless modules passed various stringent tests on preconditioning, initial evaluations, damp heat, mechanical load and module ...
By ET Solar
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Durably Catching Rays
ASTM International has published a new standard that provides an important test for photovoltaic equipment used to generate solar energy. The standard (E3006, Practice for Ultraviolet Conditioning of Photovoltaic Modules or Mini-Modules Using a Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus) is used to identify materials that degrade quickly when exposed to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight. ...
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ET Solar Multi-crystalline Module Demonstrated High Performance in PHOTON Tests
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces that its multi-crystalline ET-P660240 module demonstrated high yield performance in the outdoor tests conducted by PHOTON Laboratory ("PHOTON Lab"). The ET-P660240 modules are multi-crystalline modules that have a maximum unit power output of 240 watts. They were introduced by ET Solar in 2010 and have ...
By ET Solar
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What You Need to Know About Buying Solar Panels
Solar panels offer a fantastic way to decrease your carbon footprint, but they also help you to make savings on your utility bills in the long term. Solar photovoltaic (or Solar PV) panels are a fantastic to first step to alleviating stress placed on the national grid. Solar PV panels are used to generate electricity from the energy of the sun and this electricity can be used to power numerous ...
By Centrica
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
By Matexcel
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Intertek Recognized by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for Strategic Renewable Energy Investment
Intertek(LSE: ITRK), a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, today announced that plans for its recent award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will be used for the creation of a photovoltaic (PV) and wind equipment test facility. Intertek was awarded $4.2 million ...
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