Quality control of wide collections of PV modules: lessons learned from the IES experience

✍ Scribed by E. Caamaño; E. Lorenzo; R. Zilles

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 360 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1062-7995
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199903/04)7:2<137::aid-pip249>3.0.co;2-c

✦ Synopsis

This paper presents the Quality Control method for PV modules developed by the Instituto de EnergõÂ a Solar (IES), an institution with almost 10 years of experience in the ®eld of Quality Control of PV modules associated with supply procedures of PV projects. The method is easy and fast to implement. It consists of Technical and Contractual procedures, both closely related. Concerning the ®rst procedure, detailed description is oered of the type of measurements performed, equipments used, data processing and steadiness control of the method. Regarding the Contractual procedure, after its detailed description an example coming from the Toledo PV plant is oered and commented. The paper then summarises the IES experience on Quality Control processes, together with additional information about time requirements and costs of the IES method. In addition, some re¯ections upon the possible adoption of the method by countries involved in PV Rural Electri®cation programmes are ®nally included.