Photo voltaic testing group PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) right now introduced upgrades to its suite of prolonged reliability and efficiency checks, the Product Qualification Program (PQP). PVEL established the PQP in 2012 to supply empirical knowledge for PV module benchmarking and project-level power yield and monetary fashions, and to assist acknowledge prime performing PV modules.
Hail strikes a photo voltaic module throughout PVEL’s hail stress sequence, a check in PVEL’s PV Module Product Qualification Program (PQP).
PVEL’s PQP testing informs the corporate’s annual PV Module Reliability Scorecard, which gives actionable insights for PV module procurement primarily based on knowledge from PVEL’s industry-leading testing.
“The module shopping for panorama has modified dramatically in recent times with developments in module expertise and new gamers coming into the market, and in response, PVEL has targeted our globally-acclaimed check program on addressing these modifications,” mentioned Tristan Erion-Lorico, VP of Gross sales and Advertising and marketing at PVEL. “The enhancements we’ve made on this PQP replace incorporate essential suggestions from our downstream companions, analysis institutes, module and element producers, and our personal check outcomes, conserving the PVEL PQP on the forefront of the rising demand for PV module procurement due diligence.”
Notable updates to the PQP embody:
- A brand new check to deal with issues round ultraviolet induced degradation (UVID)
- Refocusing the hail stress sequence (HSS) on figuring out the brink of glass breakage
- Modifying the mechanical stress sequence (MSS) to focus on module mechanical sturdiness issues
- Streamlining processes for mild induced degradation (LID), damp warmth (DH), mild and elevated temperature induced degradation (LETID), and backsheet sturdiness sequence (BDS) testing
“PVEL is dedicated to offering the information that issues for a powerful photo voltaic {industry},” mentioned Kevin Gibson, Managing Director at PVEL. “We’re assured that our up to date PQP will assist speed up check timelines whereas serving to consumers all over the world to make higher knowledgeable procurement choices.”
Participation in PVEL’s PQP is voluntary for producers and solely top-performing module mannequin varieties are named within the annual PVEL Scorecard. Up to now, PVEL has examined over 600 mills of supplies from greater than 70 producers for the PV Module PQP.
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