IEC 61730-1:2004/AMD1:2011

Amendment 1 - Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction

Amendement 1 - Qualification pour la sûreté de fonctionnement des modules photovoltaïques (PV) - Partie 1: Exigences pour la construction

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 13-Nov-2011
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• Technical Committee: TC 82 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 2 - TC 82/WG 2
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 17-Aug-2016

Relations

• Amends: IEC 61730-1:2004 - Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61730-1:2016 - Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

IEC 61730-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2011-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification –
Part 1: Requirements for construction

Qualification pour la sûreté de fonctionnement des modules photovoltaïques
(PV) –
Partie 1: Exigences pour la construction

IEC 61730-1:2004/A1:2011
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IEC 61730-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2011-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification –
Part 1: Requirements for construction

Qualification pour la sûreté de fonctionnement des modules photovoltaïques
(PV) –
Partie 1: Exigences pour la construction

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE PRICE CODE
E
CODE PRIX
ICS 27.160 ISBN 978-2-88912-784-9

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar photovoltaic energy
systems.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
82/659A/FDIS 82/677/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base 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• withdrawn,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.
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2 Normative references
Replace
IEC 60130 (all parts), Connectors for frequencies below 3 MHz
by
IEC 61984, Connectors – Safety requirements and tests
Add
IEC 60065, Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – Safety requirements
IEC 60587, Electrical insulating materials used under severe ambient conditions – Test
methods for evaluating resistance to tracking and erosion
IEC 60695-2-10, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods –
Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
IEC 60695-2-20, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-20: Glowing/hot wire based test methods – Hot-
wire coil ignitability – Apparatus, test method and guidance
IEC 60695-11-10, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames 50 W horizontal and vertical
flame test methods
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The 2004 edition of this publication was withdrawn in 2007. A new edition is currently under consideration.

61730-1 Amend. 1 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
IEC 60695-11-20, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-20: Test flames – 500 W flame test methods
5.1 General
All polymeric materials shall have a minimum relative thermal index (electrical and mechanical
as defined by IEC 60216-5) of 20 °C above the maximum measured operating temperature of
said material in application, as measured during the temperature test (IEC 61730-2,
MST 21).
NOTE Polymers serving as a superstrate or substrate have additional requirements, as specified in 5.3. and 5.4.
Add between thermal and index, the word endurance.
5.2 Polymers serving as an enclosure for live parts
Replace existing items a) to d) by the following
a) 5-V flammability rating (IEC 60695-11-20), either by material test or by testing the end-
product component;
b) 5-V flammability rating either by material test or testing the end-product design
(IEC 60695-11-20), after the water immersion and exposure test;
c) ultraviolet radiation resistance (if exposed to direct sunlight in the application), as
determined in accordance with ISO 4892-2 , and
d) a minimum resistance to hot wire ignition rating of 30 (IEC 60695-2-20).
5.3 Polymers serving to support live parts
a) have a flammability classification of HB, V-2, V-1, or V-0 and have a minimum high-current
arc ignition rating determined in accordance with IEC 60695-1-1, as shown in Table 1,
Add between V-0 and and: “in accordance with IEC 60695-11-10”
Replace
IEC 60695-1-1
by
ANSI/UL 746C.
b) have a Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) of 250 V or more, if the system voltage rating is
600 V or less, as determined in accordance with IEC 60112,
Replace
250 V
by
250.
Add the following new note
NOTE Polymeric materials having a CTI of 250 or more are within material group
...