The Ministry of New Energy and Renewable Energy of India has issued guidelines for testing solar modules in test laboratories.
The guide is part of the 2017 Solar PV Systems, Equipment and Components Directive, which sets standards for some of India's photovoltaic equipment and, more recently, energy storage products.
The guide covers testing of polysilicon and thin films, including double-sided technical testing.
For quantitative sample selection, the Ministry of New Energy and Renewable Energy of India proposes to randomly extract a total of eight components from the production batch. In a series of instructions issued, the Ministry of New Energy and Renewable Energy stated that the components should include bypass as much as possible. Diode, but if the component is equipped with a sealed junction box, the customer should provide an additional component that can access the diode for bypass diode testing.
The component should clearly indicate the details such as model and power rating. The component supplier must also provide details such as the maximum system voltage, otherwise the tester will not accept the component.
For component safety verification, a total of seven components should be tested and the component manufacturer is required to provide the material and manufacturing list.
The Ministry of New Energy and Renewable Energy of India also outlined the retesting process, in the case of changes in certain factors, such as changes in battery technology, modification of packaging systems and substrates, increase of component size, modification of backsheet materials, etc. Need to retest.
For fire tests, the number of fire test samples required depends on the size of the PV module and the manufacturer's fire rating statement. To do this, you must submit three additional components to the test lab.
Different brands need to be registered separately unless the product and manufacturing location are the same.
