EN IEC 62941:2020

Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Quality system for PV module manufacturing

IEC 62947:2019 is applicable to organizations manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules certified to IEC 61215 series and IEC 62108 for design qualification and type approval and IEC 61730 for safety qualification and type approval. The design qualification and type approval of PV modules depend on appropriate methods for product and process design, as well as appropriate control of materials and processes used to manufacture the product. This document lays out best practices for product design, manufacturing processes, and selection and control of materials used in the manufacture of PV modules that have met the requirements of IEC 61215 series, IEC 61730, or IEC 62108. These standards also form the basis for factory audit criteria of such sites by various certifying and auditory bodies. The object of this document is to provide a framework for the improved confidence in the ongoing consistency of performance and reliability of certified PV modules. The requirements of this document are defined with the assumption that the quality management system of the organization has already fulfilled the requirements of ISO 9001 or equivalent quality management system. This document is not intended to replace or remove any requirements of ISO9001 or equivalent quality management system. By maintaining a manufacturing system in accordance with this document, PV modules are expected to maintain their performance as determined from the test sequences in IEC 61215 series, IEC 62108, or IEC 61730.

Terrestrische Photovoltaik(PV)-Module - Qualitätssystem zur Fertigung von PV-Modulen

Modules photovoltaïques (PV) pour applications terrestres - Système de qualité pour la fabrication des modules photovoltaïques

IEC 62941:2019 que aux organismes fabriquant des modules photovoltaïques (PV) certifiés au titre de la série IEC 61215 et de l'IEC 62108 pour la qualification de la conception et l'homologation et de l'IEC 61730 pour la qualification de la sûreté de fonctionnement et l'homologation. La qualification de la conception et l'homologation des modules PV reposent sur des méthodes appropriées de conception du produit et des processus, ainsi que sur une maîtrise adéquate des matériaux et procédés employés lors de la fabrication du produit. Le présent document établit les meilleures pratiques en ce qui concerne la conception des produits, les processus de fabrication, le choix et la maîtrise des matériaux utilisés dans la fabrication des modules PV satisfaisant aux exigences de la série IEC 61215, de l'IEC 61730 ou de l'IEC 62108. Ces normes constituent également la base des critères pour l'audit d'usine de ces sites par différents organismes de certification et d'audit. Le présent document a pour objectif de fournir un cadre en vue de renforcer la confiance en ce qui concerne la cohérence constante des performances et la fiabilité des modules PV certifiés. Les exigences du présent document sont définies en partant de l'hypothèse que le système de management de la qualité de l'organisme satisfait d'ores et déjà aux exigences de l'ISO 9001 ou d'un système de management de la qualité équivalent. Le présent document n'est pas destiné à remplacer ou à supprimer les exigences de d'ISO 9001 ou d'un système de management de la qualité équivalent. En respectant un système de fabrication conforme au présent document, il est attendu que les modules PV conservent leurs performances telles que déterminées par les séquences d'essais de la série IEC 61215, l'IEC 62108 ou l'IEC 61730.

Prizemni fotonapetostni (PV) moduli - Sistem kakovosti za proizvodnjo PV-modulov

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Mar-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 15-Jan-2023
• 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: 13-Mar-2020
• Completion Date: 13-Mar-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 62941:2020 - Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Quality system for PV module manufacturing

Relations

• Revised: prEN IEC 62941:2024 - Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Quality system for PV module manufacturing
• Effective Date: 25-Apr-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62941:2020
01-maj-2020
Prizemni fotonapetostni (PV) moduli - Sistem kakovosti za proizvodnjo PV-
modulov
Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Quality system for PV module manufacturing
Terrestrische Photovoltaik(PV)-Module - Qualitätssystem zur Fertigung von PV-Modulen
Modules photovoltaïques (PV) pour applications terrestres - Système de qualité pour la
fabrication des modules photovoltaïques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62941:2020
ICS:
03.120.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi s Other standards related to
kakovostjo quality
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
SIST EN IEC 62941:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62941

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 27.160

English Version
Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Quality system for PV
module manufacturing
(IEC 62941:2019)
Modules photovoltaïques (PV) pour applications terrestres - Terrestrische Photovoltaik(PV)-Module - Qualitätssystem
Système de qualité pour la fabrication des modules zur Fertigung von PV-Modulen
photovoltaïques (IEC 62941:2019)
(IEC 62941:2019)
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Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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EN IEC 62941:2020 (E)
European foreword
The text of document 82/1635/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62941, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar
photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 62941:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-10-16
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-01-16
document have to be withdrawn

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.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62941:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.


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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 60812 - Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA EN IEC 60812 -
and FMECA)
IEC 60891 - Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for EN 60891 -
temperature and irradiance corre
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