Name: CEI EN 61215-1 : 1ED 2017
Brand: CEI

TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL - PART 1: TEST REQUIREMENTS

Published date

06-20-2017

Publisher

Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Test samples
5 Marking and documentation
6 Testing
7 Pass criteria
8 Major visual defects
9 Report
10 Modifications
11 Test flow and procedures
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with their
corresponding European publications

Defines requirements for the design qualification and type approval of terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules suitable for long-term operation in general open-air climates, as defined in IEC 60721-2-1.

Committee	CT 82
DevelopmentNote	Classificazione CEI 82-58. Partially supersedes CEI EN 61215. (06/2017) Italian translation issued on 01.07.2017. (08/2017)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
Status	Current
Supersedes	CEI EN 61215 : 2006

Standards	Relationship
EN 61215-1:2016	Identical

EN 60269-6:2011	Low-voltage fuses - Part 6: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of solar photovoltaic energy systems
ISO/IEC 17025:2005	General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
EN 60904-3:2016	Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
IEC 60904-1:2006	Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics
CLC/TS 61836:2009	Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
IEC 60904-10:2009	Photovoltaic devices - Part 10: Methods of linearity measurement
IEC 60269-6:2010	Low-voltage fuses - Part 6: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of solar photovoltaic energy systems
IEC 61730-2:2016	Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing
IEC TS 61836:2007	Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
IEC 60904-3 : 3.0	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 3: MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SOLAR DEVICES WITH REFERENCE SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE DATA
EN 60904-1:2006	PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 1: MEASUREMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
EN 61730-2:2007/A1:2012	PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2004/A1:2011)
EN 61853-1:2011	Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
EN 60891:2010	Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
IEC 61853-1:2011	Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
EN 60904-10:2010	Photovoltaic devices - Part 10: Methods of linearity measurement
IEC 60891:2009	Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008	Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)