EN IEC 62759-1:2022

Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units

Photovoltaic (PV) modules are electrical devices intended for continuous outdoor exposure during their lifetime. Existing type approval standards do not consider mechanical stresses that may occur during transportation to the PV installation destination. This part of IEC 62759 describes methods for the simulation of transportation of complete package units of modules and combined subsequent environmental impacts. This standard is designed so that its test sequence can co-ordinate with those of IEC 61215 so that a single set of samples may be used to perform both the transportation simulation and performance evaluation of a photovoltaic module design.This standard applies to flat plate photovoltaic modules.

Photovoltaik (PV)-Module - Transportprüfung - Teil 1: Transport und Versand von PV-Modulpaketen

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) - Essais de transport - Partie 1: Transport et expédition d'unités d'emballage de modules

IEC 62759-1:2022 décrit les méthodes de simulation de transport de l’ensemble des unités d’emballage des modules et des impacts environnementaux résultants combinés. Le présent document s’applique aux modules photovoltaïques à plaque plane. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2015. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l’édition précédente: a. annulation des essais et des références relatifs aux normes applicables aux modules photovoltaïques à concentration (CPV); b. suppression des différentes classes de modules PV; c. suppression du minimum exigé de 10 modules par colis d’expédition; d. mise en place de la stabilisation comme mesurage intermédiaire; e. ajout des critères d’acceptation/de rejet; f. modification des exigences pour les contre-essais; g. modification du nombre de cycles dans l’essai de charge mécanique dynamique.

Fotonapetostni (PV) moduli - Preskušanje prevoza - 1. del: Prevoz in dobava pakiranih enot fotonapetostnih modulov

Fotonapetostni (PV) moduli so električne naprave, ki so skozi svojo življenjsko dobo stalno izpostavljene zunanjim pogojem. Obstoječi standardi za homologacijo ne obravnavajo mehanskih obremenitev, do katerih lahko pride med prevozom fotonapetostnih modulov na mesto namestitve.
Ta del standarda IEC 62759 opisuje metode za simulacijo prevoza celotnih pakiranih enot modulov in kombiniranih posledičnih okoljskih vplivov.
Ta standard je oblikovan tako, da je mogoče preskusno zaporedje uskladiti z zaporedji iz standarda IEC 61215, zato se lahko za simulacijo prevoza in vrednotenje učinkovitosti projektiranja fotonapetostnih modulov uporabi ena sama skupina vzorcev. Ta standard se uporablja za ploščate fotonapetostne module.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-Aug-2022
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 82 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 82 - IEC_TC_82
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 19-Aug-2022
• Due Date: 16-Dec-2019
• Completion Date: 19-Aug-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 62759-1:2022 - Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units

Relations

• Replaces: EN 62759-1:2015 - Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units
• Effective Date: 23-Aug-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62759-1:2022
01-november-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62759-1:2015
Fotonapetostni (PV) moduli - Preskušanje prevoza - 1. del: Prevoz in dobava
pakiranih enot fotonapetostnih modulov

Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1: Transportation and shipping

of module package units

Photovoltaik(PV)-Module - Transportprüfung - Teil 1: Transport und Versand von PV-

Modulpaketen

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) - Essais de transport - Partie 1: Transport et expédition

d'unités d'emballage de modules
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62759-1:2022
ICS:
03.220.99 Druge oblike transporta Other forms of transport
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
SIST EN IEC 62759-1:2022 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62759-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2022
ICS 27.160 Supersedes EN 62759-1:2015
English Version
Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1:
Transportation and shipping of module package units
(IEC 62759-1:2022)

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) - Essais de transport - Photovoltaik (PV)-Module - Transportprüfung - Teil 1:

Partie 1: Transport et expédition d'unités d'emballage de Transport und Versand von PV-Modulpaketen

modules (IEC 62759-1:2022)
(IEC 62759-1:2022)

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EN IEC 62759-1:2022 (E)
European foreword

The text of document 82/2029/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 62759-1, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar

photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by

CENELEC as EN IEC 62759-1:2022.
The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-05-11

level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement

• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2025-08-11

document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 62759-1:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of

patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A

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Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 62759-1:2022 was approved by CENELEC as a European

Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards

indicated:
IEC 60068-2-64 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-64
ISO 13355:2016 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 13355:2016 (not modified)
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)

applies.

NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),

the relevant EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available

here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60068-2-27 2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - EN 60068-2-27 2009

Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC/TS 60904-13 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 13: - -
Electroluminescence of photovoltaic
modules
IEC 61215-1 2021 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - EN IEC 61215-1 2021
Design qualification and type approval -
Part 1: Test requirements
IEC 61215-2 2021 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - EN IEC 61215-2 2021
Design qualification and type approval -
Part 2: Test procedures
IEC 61730-2 2022 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification EN IEC 61730-2 —
- Part 2: Requirements for testing
IEC/TS 61836 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, CLC/TS 61836 -
definitions and symbols
IEC/TS 62782 2016 Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Cyclic - -
(dynamic) mechanical load testing
ASTM D 880-92 - Standard Test Method for Impact Testing for - -
Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 4169-16 - Standard Practice for Performance Testing - -
of Shipping Containers and Systems
ASTM D 4728 2006 Standard Test Method for Random Vibration - -
Testing of Shipping Containers
ASTM D 5277 - Standard Test Method for Performing - -
Programmed Horizontal Impacts Using an
Inclined Impact Tester
ISTA 3E 2017 Unitized Loads of Same Product - -
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN IEC 61730-2:2022.
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IEC 62759-1
Edition 2.0 2022-07
INTERNATIONAL
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 3

1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 5

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................... 6

4 Sampling ......................................................................................................................... 7

5 Handling .......................................................................................................................... 7

6 Testing procedures .......................................................................................................... 7

6.1 General ................................................................................................................... 7

6.2 Measurements ........................................................................................................ 8

6.3 Transportation testing ............................................................................................. 9

6.3.1 General ........................................................................................................... 9

6.3.2 Random vibration testing ................................................................................. 9

6.3.3 Shock testing ................................................................................................. 10

6.4 Environmental stress tests .................................................................................... 11

6.4.1 Path A ........................................................................................................... 11

6.4.2 Path B ........................................................................................................... 11

7 Pass criteria .................................................................................................................. 12

8 Reporting....................................................................................................................... 12

Annex A (informative) Test profiles ...................................................................................... 14

A.1 Overview............................................................................................................... 14

A.2 Data points of appropriate PSD test profiles .......................................................... 14

Annex B (normative) Retesting ............................................................................................ 17

B.1 Overview of transportation tests after modification ................................................ 17

Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 1 – Test sequences for PV modules ............................................................................. 8

Figure A.1 – Appropriate PSD test profile.............................................................................. 16

Table A.1 – Severity of common transport test profiles: complete and in range

(1 Hz to 200 Hz) ................................................................................................................... 14

Table A.2 – ASTM D4169-16 (medium) and ISTA 3E:2017 .................................................... 15

Table B.1 – Retests .............................................................................................................. 17

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PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES –
TRANSPORTATION TESTING –
Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units
FOREWORD

1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising

all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote international

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9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of patent

rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

IEC 62759-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar photovoltaic energy

systems. It is an International Standard.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2015. This edition

constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous

edition:
a) Cancellation of tests and references to relevant standards for CPV.
b) Deletion of different classes for PV modules.
c) Deletion of requirement for minimum 10 modules per shipping unit.
d) Implementation of stabilization as intermediate measurement.
e) Addition of pass/fail criteria.
f) Change of requirements for retesting.
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g) Change of number of cycles in dynamic mechanical load test. See also clause 6.4.2.1.

The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
82/2029/FDIS 82/2052/RVD

Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in

the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.

A list of all parts in the IEC 62759 series, published under the general title Photovoltaic (PV)

modules – Transportation testing, can be found on the IEC website.

This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in

accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available

at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are

described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/standardsdev/publications.

The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the

stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the

specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES –
TRANSPORTATION TESTING –
Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units
1 Scope

Photovoltaic (PV) modules are electrical devices intended for continuous outdoor exposure

during their lifetime. Existing type approval standards do not consider mechanical stresses that

may occur during transportation to the PV installation destination.

This part of IEC 62759 describes methods for the simulation of transportation of complete

package units of modules and combined subsequent environmental impacts.
A list of design modifications which require a retest is provided in Annex B.
This document applies to flat plate photovoltaic modules.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.

For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any

amendments) applies.

IEC 60068-2-27:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-27: Tests – Test Ea and guidance: Shock

IEC TS 60904-13, Photovoltaic devices – Part 13: Electroluminescence of photovoltaic modules

IEC 61215-1:2021, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type

approval – Part 1: Test requirements

IEC 61215-2:2021, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type

approval – Part 2: Test procedures

IEC 61730-2:2022, Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification – Part 2: Requirements for

testing

IEC TS 61836, Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems – Terms, definitions and symbols

IEC TS 62782:2016, Photovoltaic (PV) modules – Cyclic (dynamic) mechanical load testing

ASTM D880-92, Standard Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Containers and Systems

ASTM D4169-16, Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and

Systems

ASTM D4728:2006, Standard Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers

ASTM D5277-92, Test method for performing programmed horizontal impact using an inclined

impact tester
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ISTA 3E:2017, Unitized Loads of Same Product
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC TS 61836 and the

following apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following

addresses:
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3.1
bandwidth
difference in Hz between the upper and lower limits of a frequency band

Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of the described test method, the bandwidth may be considered equivalent to the

frequency resolution of a spectrum analysis.
3.2
overall g
RMS

square root of the integral of power spectral density over the total frequency range

Note 1 to entry: It describes the severity or harshness of the testing grade.
3.3
root mean square
RMS
square root of the mean square value

Note 1 to entry: In the exclusive case of a sine wave, the RMS value is 0,707 times peak value.

3.4
random vibration

oscillation whose instantaneous amplitude is not prescribed for any given instant in time

Note 1 to entry: The instantaneous amplitudes of a random vibration are prescribed by a probability distribution

function, the integral of which, over a given amplitude range, will give the probable percentage of time that the

amplitude will fall within that range.

Note 2 to entry: Random vibration contains no periodic or quasi-periodic components.

3.5
packaging
material and technology used to protect go
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN IEC 62759-1:2021
01-julij-2021
Fotonapetostni (PV) moduli - Preskušanje prevoza - 1. del: Prevoz in dobava
pakiranih enot fotonapetostnih modulov

Photovoltaic (PV) modules - Transportation testing - Part 1: Transportation and shipping

of module package units

Photovoltaik(PV)-Module - Transportprüfung - Teil 1: Transport und Versand von PV-

Modulpaketen

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) - Essais de transport - Partie 1: Transport et expédition

d'unités d'emballage de modules
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62759-1:2021
ICS:
03.220.99 Druge oblike transporta Other forms of transport
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
oSIST prEN IEC 62759-1:2021 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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82/1877/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
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IEC TC 82 : SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEMS
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 3

1 Scope and object ............................................................................................................. 5

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................... 5

4 Sampling ......................................................................................................................... 6

5 Handling .......................................................................................................................... 7

6 Testing procedures .......................................................................................................... 7

6.1 General ................................................................................................................... 7

6.2 Measurements ........................................................................................................ 9

6.3 Transportation testing ............................................................................................. 9

General ........................................................................................................... 9

Random vibration testing ................................................................................. 9

Shock testing ................................................................................................. 10

6.4 Environmental stress tests .................................................................................... 11

Path A ........................................................................................................... 11

Path B ........................................................................................................... 11

7 Pass Criteria.................................................................................................................. 11

8 Reporting ...................................................................................................................... 12

Annex A (informative) Test Profiles ...................................................................................... 13

A.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 13

A.2 Data points of appropriate PSD test profiles .......................................................... 13

Annex B (normative) Retesting ............................................................................................ 15

B.1 Overview of transportation tests after modification ................................................ 15

Figures

Figure 1 – Test sequences for PV modules ............................................................................. 8

Figure A.1 – Appropriate PSD test profile ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Tables
Table A.1 – Severity of common transport test profiles: complete and in range

(5 Hz to 200 Hz) ................................................................................................................... 13

Table A.2 – ASTM D4169-16 (medium) and ISTA 3E:2017 .................................................... 13

Table B.1 Retests ................................................................................................................. 15

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PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES – TRANSPORTATION TESTING –
Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units
FOREWORD

1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all

national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote international co-

operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and in addition

to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Publicly Available

Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to

technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory

work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this

preparation. IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with

conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations.

2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international

consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all interested IEC

National Committees.

3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National Committees

in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IEC Publications is accurate,

IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any misinterpretation by any end user.

4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications transparently

to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence between any IEC Publication

and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in the latter.

5) IEC itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certification bodies provide conformity assessment

services and, in some areas, access to IEC marks of conformity. IEC is not responsible for any services carried out by

independent certification bodies.

6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this publication.

7) No liability shall attach to IEC or its directors, employees, servants or agents including individual experts and members

of its technical committees and IEC National Committees for any personal injury, property damage or other damage of

any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for costs (including legal fees) and expenses arising out of the

publication, use of, or reliance upon, this IEC Publication or any other IEC Publications.

8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is

indispensable for the correct application of this publication.

9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of patent rights.

IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

International Standard IEC 62759-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar

photovoltaic energy systems.

This second edition of IEC 62759-1 cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC 62759-1, published

in 2015; it constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) Cancellation of tests and references to relevant standards for CPV.
b) Deletion of different classes for PV modules
c) Deletion of requirement for minimum 10 modules per shipping unit.
d) Implementation of stabilization as intermediate measurement.
e) Addition of pass/fail criteria.
f) Change of requirements for retesting.
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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
82/XX/FDIS 82/XX/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on voting

indicated in the above table.

This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

A list of all parts of IEC 62759 series, under the general title Photovoltaic (PV) modules –

Transportation testing, can be found on the IEC website.

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the

stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the

specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

The National Committees are requested to note that for this publication the stability date is ....

THIS TEXT IS INCLUDED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND WILL BE DELETED AT

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1 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES – TRANSPORTATION TESTING –
3 Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units
7 1 Scope and object

8 Photovoltaic (PV) modules are electrical devices intended for continuous outdoor exposure

9 during their lifetime. Existing type approval standards do not consider mechanical stresses that

10 may occur during transportation to the PV installation destination.

11 This part of IEC 62759 describes methods for the simulation of transportation of complete

12 package units of modules and combined subsequent environmental impacts.

13 This standard is designed so that its test sequence can co-ordinate with those of IEC 61215 so

14 that a single set of samples may be used to perform both the transportation simulation and

15 performance evaluation of a photovoltaic module design.This standard applies to flat plate

16 photovoltaic modules.
17 2 Normative references

18 The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and

19 are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

20 undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)

21 applies.

22 IEC 60068-2-27:2008, Environmental testing – Part 2-27: Tests – Test Ea and guidance: Shock

23 IEC 60068-2-64:2008 +A1: 2019, Environmental testing – Part 2-64: Tests – Test Fh: Vibration,

24 broadband random and guidance

25 IEC 61215:2021 (all parts), Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and

26 type approval

27 IEC 61730-2:2021, Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification – Part 2: Requirements for

28 testing

29 IEC TS 60904-13, Photovoltaic devices – Part 13: Electroluminescence of photovoltaic modules

30 IEC TS 61836, Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems – Terms, definitions and symbols

31 IEC TS 62782, Dynamic mechanical load testing for photovoltaic (PV) modules

32 ASTM D880-92, Standard Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Containers and Systems

33 ASTM D4169, Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems

34 ASTM D4728:2006, Standard Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers

35 ASTM D5277-92, Test method for performing programmed horizontal impact using an incline

36 impact tester
37 ISTA 3E:2009, Unitized Loads of Same Product

38 MIL STD 810G, Test Method Standard for Environmental Engineering Considerations and

39 Laboratory Tests
40 3 Terms and definitions

41 For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC TS 61836 and the

42 following apply.
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43 ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following

44 addresses:
45 • IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
46 • ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
47 3.1
48 bandwidth

49 difference in Hz between the upper and lower limits of a frequency band. For the purposes of

50 the described test method, the bandwidth may be considered equivalent to the frequency

51 resolution of a spectrum analysis
52 3.2
53 overall g
RMS

54 square root of the integral of power spectral density over the total frequency range. It

55 describes the severity or harshness of the testing grade
56 3.3
57 root mean square
58 r.m.s.

59 square root of the mean square value. In the exclusive case of a sine wave, the r.m.s. value is

60 0,707 times peak value
61 3.4
62 random vibration

63 oscillation whose instantaneous amplitude is not prescribed for any given instant in time. The

64 instantaneous amplitudes of a random vibration are prescribed by a probability distribution

65 function, the integral of which, over a given amplitude range, will give the probable percentage

66 of time that the amplitude will fall within that range. Random vibration contains no periodic or

67 quasi-periodic components
68 3.5
69 packaging

70 material and technology used to protect goods from transportation stresses and separate

71 individual units from each other
72 3.6
73 power spectral density
74 PSD

75 expression of random vibration in terms of mean-square acceleration per unit of frequency. The

2 2

76 units are g /Hz (g /cycles/s). Power spectral density is the limit of the mean square amplitude

77 in a given rectangular waveband divided by the bandwidth, as the bandwidth approaches zero

78 4 Sampling

79 As test samples for the basic transportation and shock test methods, a shipping unit of PV

80 modules, shall be taken at random from a production batch or batches. The shipping unit shall

81 contain the usual amount of PV modules.

82 Further three PV modules are to be taken from a separate shipping unit not undergoing any

83 transportation simulation.

84 Use the regular shipment packaging materials with the modules, as marketed and designed by

85 the manufacturer.

86 The modules shall have been manufactured from specified materials and components in

87 accordance with the relevant drawings and process sheets and shall have been subjected to

88 the manufacturer's normal inspection, quality control and production acceptance procedures.

89 The modules shall be complete in every detail, including a type label and shall be accompanied

90 by the manufacturer's handling, mounting, shipping/packaging and installation instructions,

91 including the information of the maximum permissible system voltage.
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92 The shipping unit of test specimen shall be in accordance with the standard procedures used

93 to ship modules to customers.
94 5 Handling

95 The test samples shall be handled with suitable care prior to the application of the tests

96 described in this standard. It shall be ensured that the test samples are not exposed to

97 additional mechanical impacts in form of shocks, rough handling, dropping, etc.

98 For the transportation from the manufacturer to the test laboratory special care should be taken

99 to avoid any kind of damage. A special packaging concept may be considered for this particular

100 shipping route (manufacturer – test site). Testing shall be carried out without additional

101 packaging.
102 6 Testing procedures
103 6.1 General

104 Performance measurements, visual inspection, insulation and wet leakage current testing shall

105 be performed in accordance with IEC 61215-2:2021, MQT 01, MQT 02, and in accordance with

106 IEC 61730:2021, MST 16 and MST 17 as reference initial and control measurements.

107 Electrolumi
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