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

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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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.
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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
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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)
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.
IEC 62759-1 ®
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Photovoltaic (PV) modules – Transportation testing –

Part 1: Transportation and shipping of module package units

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) – Essais de transport –

Partie 1: Transport et expédition d'unités d'emballage de modules

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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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