We have been using detailed procedures for module testing, and though these do work, I found it was very easy for people new to the system to skip steps and make mistakes. Additionally, it seemed that ...

Last week, testing specialists PV Evolution Labs launched its latest Module Reliability Scorecard, which names more than 100 products from 26 manufacturers as top performers, after being put through ...

Independent testing laboratory Kiwa-PVEL today published the 11th edition of its PV Module Reliability Scorecard, having extensively tested PV modules from 50 different manufacturers. The scorecard ...

For the first time in the independent testing laboratory’s 12-year history, no single module has achieved the coveted “top performer” rating in all reliability tests, and a record 87% of manufacturers ...

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

German standards body TÜV Rheinland is introducing a new testing and certification program for pv modules. The program incorporates component specific tests and ongoing, random testing of running ...

The 11 th edition of the Module Reliability Scorecard, published annually by United States-headquartered PV module testing laboratory Kiwa-PVEL, has been released. The scorecard summarises the results ...

Even a small array consisting of 100 elements has thousands of individual components that require perhaps 25,000 measurements per module for an eye-watering grand ...

“We believe our updated guidance will be instrumental in advancing the solar industry,” said Terry Jester, managing director for North America at Kiwa PI Berlin. Image: Kiwa PVEL. The Kiwa Group has ...