IEC 60891 - In Compliance Magazine

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IEC 60891:2009 defines procedures to be followed for temperature and irradiance corrections to the measured I-V (current-voltage) characteristics of photovoltaic devices. It also defines the procedures used to determine factors relevant for these corrections.

Basic Understanding of IEC Standard Testing for Photovoltaic Panels
The photovoltaic (PV) industry has experienced incredibly fast transformation after year 2000 as a result of extraordinary technology breakthroughs, from the material level up to large-scale module manufacturing.

With the PV industry expected to grow consistently in the coming years, two main questions are capturing the attention among market operators:
1. What constitutes a “good quality” module?
2. How “reliable” will it be in the field?

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