EN IEC 62892:2019

Extended thermal cycling of PV modules - Test procedure

This document defines a test sequence that extends the thermal cycling test of IEC 61215-2. It is intended to differentiate PV modules with improved durability to thermal cycling and evaluate modules for deployment in locations most susceptible to thermal cycling type stress1. This document is based on the ability for 95 % of the modules represented by the samples submitted for this test to pass an equivalency of 500 thermal cycles, as defined in IEC 61215-2:2016, 4.11.3, with a maximum power degradation of less than 5 %. Provisions are also provided to reduce overall test time by increasing the maximum cycle temperature and/or the number of modules submitted for test. The test procedure in this document was developed based on analysis of the stress on tin-lead solder bonds on crystalline silicon solar cells in a glass superstrate type package. Changes to lead-free solder have an effect on the acceleration factors but not enough to change the overall results of this test. Monolithic type modules with integral cell interconnection do not suffer from this specific type of stress but there are still electrical connections within the module, for example between the integrated cell circuit and the module bus bars, that may be subject to wear out from thermal cycling. Flexible modules (without glass) are not stressed in the same way as those with glass superstrates or substrates, therefore use of the equivalency factor employed in this document may not be applicable to these modules.

Erweiterte Temperaturwechselprüfung von PV-Modulen

Cycle thermique étendu de modules PV - Procédure d'essai

l'IEC 62892:2019 définit une séquence d'essais qui étend l'essai de cycle thermique de l'IEC 61215-2. Il est destiné à différencier les modules photovoltaïques avec une meilleure durabilité par rapport au cycle thermique et à évaluer les modules pour un déploiement dans les lieux plus exposés aux contraintes de cycle thermique. Le présent document repose sur l'aptitude pour 95 % des modules représentés par les échantillons soumis à cet essai à supporter avec succès l'équivalent de 500 cycles thermiques, conformément à la procédure définie dans l'IEC 61215-2:2016, 4.11.3, avec une dégradation maximale de puissance inférieure à 5 %. Des dispositions sont également fournies pour réduire la durée totale des essais en augmentant la température maximale du cycle et/ou le nombre de modules soumis à l'essai. La procédure d'essai décrite dans le présent document a été élaborée sur la base d'une analyse des contraintes exercées sur des assemblages soudés en alliage plomb-étain sur des cellules solaires en silicium cristallin au sein d'un ensemble de type superstrat de verre. Des modifications apportées à une soudure sans plomb ont un effet sur les facteurs d'accélération, mais pas de manière suffisante pour modifier les résultats globaux de cet essai. Les modules de type monolithique avec interconnexion intégrale des cellules ne souffrent pas de ce type de contrainte spécifique, mais il persiste des connexions électriques à l'intérieur du module, par exemple entre le circuit intégré de la cellule et les barres omnibus du module, qui peut subir une usure due aux cycles thermiques. Les modules souples (sans verre) ne subissent pas les mêmes contraintes que ceux qui comportent des superstrats ou des substrats de verre. Par conséquent, l'utilisation du facteur d'équivalence employé dans le présent document peut ne pas convenir à ces modules.

Razširjeni ciklični temperaturni preskus PV-modulov - Preskusna metoda

Ta dokument opredeljuje preskusno zaporedje razširjenega cikličnega temperaturnega preskusa iz standarda IEC 61215-2. Namenjen je razvrščanju in ocenjevanju PV-modulov na podlagi izboljšane odpornosti na ciklične temperaturne obremenitve, ki jih nameravamo namestiti na lokacijah, ki so najbolj občutljive na temperaturne cikle1. Ta dokument temelji na predpostavki, da 95 % modulov, ki jih predstavljajo vzorci preskusa, opravijo preskušanje, enakovredno 500 temperaturnim ciklom, kot je opredeljeno v standardu IEC 61215-2:2016, 4.11.3, z največjo degradacijo moči manj kot 5 %. Vsebuje tudi določila za skrajšanje celotnega časa preskusa, če se poveča najvišja temperatura cikla in/ali število modulov, predloženih v preskus.
Postopek preskusa v tem dokumentu je bil razvit na podlagi analize obremenitve mehko spajkanih spojev na sončnih celicah iz kristalnega silicija, nanesenih na steklo v superstratni konfiguraciji. Če so spoji brez svinca, to vpliva na faktorje pospeška, vendar ne toliko, da bi se spremenili splošni rezultati tega preskusa. Omenjena obremenitev ne vpliva na monolitne module z integrirano celično povezavo, vendar so znotraj modula še vedno električne povezave, na primer med integriranim celičnim vezjem in vodili modulov, ki se lahko zaradi temperaturnega cikla obrabijo. Prilagodljivi moduli (brez stekla) niso obremenjeni enako kot tisti, naneseni na steklo v superstratni konfiguraciji ali na drugih podlagah, zato uporaba faktorja enakovrednosti, uporabljenega v tem dokumentu, morda ne bo uporabna za te module.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Jun-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 21-May-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: 07-Jun-2019
• Completion Date: 07-Jun-2019
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 62892:2019 - Extended thermal cycling of PV modules - Test procedure

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 62892:2019
01-november-2019
Razširjeni ciklični temperaturni preskus PV-modulov - Preskusna metoda
Extended thermal cycling of PV modules - Test procedure
Procédure d'essai pour cycle thermique étendu de modules PV
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62892

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2019
ICS 27.160

English Version
Extended thermal cycling of PV modules - Test procedure
(IEC 62892:2019)
Cycle thermique étendu de modules PV - Procédure d'essai Erweiterte Temperaturwechselprüfung von PV Modulen
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European foreword
The text of document 82/1537/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62892, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar
photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 62892:2019.
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The text of the International Standard IEC 62892:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a European
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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 61215-1 2016 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design EN 61215-1 2016
qualification and type approval - Part 1: Test
requirements
IEC 61215-1-1 -  Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design EN 61215-1-1 -
qualification and type approval - Part 1-1: Special
requirements for testing of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic (PV) modules
IEC 61215-1-2 -  Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design EN 61215-1-2 -
qualification and type approval - Part 1-2: Special
requirements for testing of thin-film Cadmium
Telluride (CdTe) based
...