Product qualification (modules)

IEC 61215

Design qualification and type approval for crystalline-silicon terrestrial PV modules: performance and durability testing.

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PV module performance certification.

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Product standard behind itAS/NZS 5033Module design qualification is a product-level standard for the modules an array is built from.

This page explains what IEC 61215 covers and where it sits against the other standards. It does not reproduce the standard, and it is not a substitute for it. For the requirements themselves, work from the current published edition, available from the IEC Webstore. Compliance is determined by a licensed professional working to the current edition.