Kiwa PVEL Releases Major Update to PV Module Product Qualification Program to Better ...

Kiwa PVEL, the independent lab for quality and reliability testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced a ...
PV Tech

Towards a new desert testing standard for PV modules

The reliable performance of PV modules is heavily influenced by the climate conditions in deserts, which include factors such as irradiance, temperature, humidity and dust soiling. Image: DEWA R&D. A ...
PV Tech

Beyond IEC 61215-2: rethinking mechanical testing for tracker mounted PV modules

Wind tunnel testing at CPP Wind Engineering] commissioned by Sol Components. Tracker-specific loading of modules diverges from IEC test assumptions. Image: CPP Wind Engineering. Standard mechanical ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Module Testing Adds New Challenges

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...
pv magazine International

PI Berlin becomes an approved testing institute for First Solar modules

The manufacturer officially recognizes the institute’s performance and condition testing of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin-film series 4 modules. Customers can therefore rely on the independent testing ...
pv magazine International

Kyocera solar modules confirmed as PID resistant by Fraunhofer CSP Testing

Kyocera Corporation announced that its solar modules have again passed independent quality testing with flying colors after the non-profit Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP (Halle, ...