Selected Photovoltaic Standards ASHRAE EQUIP IP CH 36 Solar energy equipment ASTM E 927 Standard Specification for Solar Simulation

for Photovoltaic Testing ASTM E 948 Standard Test Method for Electrical Performance of Photovoltaic Cells Using Reference Cells under Simulated Sunlight ASTM E 973 Standard Test Method for Determination of the Spectral Mismatch Parameter between a Photovoltaic Device and a Photovoltaic Reference Cell ASTM E 973M Standard Test Method for Determination of the Spectral Mismatch Parameter Between a Photovoltaic Device and a Photovoltaic Reference Cell (Metric) ASTM E 1036 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance of Nonconcentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Modules and Arrays Using Reference Cells ASTM E 1040 Standard Specification for Physical Characteristics of Nonconcentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Reference Cells ASTM E 1125 Standard Test Method for Calibration of Primary Non-Concentrator Terrestial Photovoltaic Reference Cells Using a Tabular Spectrum ASTM E 1171 Standard Test Methods for Photovoltaic Modules in Cyclic Temperature and Humidity Environments ASTM E 1362 Standard Test Method for Calibration of Non-Concentrator Photovoltaic Secondary Reference Cells ASTM E 1830

Standard Test Methods for Determining Mechanical Integrity of Photovoltaic Modules ASTM E 2236 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical Performance and Spectral Response of Nonconcentrator Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells and Modules ASTM E 2527 Standard Test Method for Electrical Performance of Concentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Modules and Systems Under Natural Sunlight ASTM E 2527 Standard Test Method for Electrical Performance of Concentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Modules and Systems Under Natural ASTM E 2481 Standard Test Method for Hot Spot Protection Testing of Photovoltaic Modules BSI BS EN 60904-2 Photovoltaic Devices Part 2: Requirements for Reference Solar Cells - AMD 10125; November 1998; IEC 904-2: 1989 BSI BS EN 60904-3 Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data BSI BS EN 60904-7 Photovoltaic devices photovoltaic devices BSI BS EN 60904-8 Photovoltaic Devices Part 8: Measurement of Spectral Response of a Photovoltaic Device - IEC 60904-8: 1998 BSI BS EN 60904-9 Photovoltaic devices BSI BS EN 60904-10 Photovoltaic Devices - Part 10: Methods of Linearity Measurement - IEC 60904-10: 1998 Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of

BSI BS EN 61277 Terrestial Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generating Systems - General and Guide - IEC 61277: 1995 BSI BS EN 61345 UV Test for Photovoltaic (PV) Modules - IEC 61345: 1998 BSI BS EN 61724 Photovoltaic System Performance Monitoring - Guidelines for Measurement, Data Exchange and Analysis - IEC 61724: 1998 BSI DD IEC/TS 61836 Solar photovoltaic energy systems DS DS/EN 50521 Connectors for photovoltaic systems - Safety requirements and tests DS DS/EN 61646 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval IEC 60364-7-712 Electrical Installations of Buildings - Part 7-712: Requirements for Special Installations or Locations Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Supply Systems - First Edition IEC 60904-1 Photovoltaic Devices Part 1: Measurement of Photovoltaic Current-Voltage Characteristics-Edition 2.0 IEC 60904-2 Photovoltaic devices Part 2: Requirements for reference solar devices-Edition 2 IEC 60904-3 Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data-Edition 2.0 IEC 60904-4 Photovoltaic devices Part 4: Reference solar devices Procedures for establishing calibration traceability-Edition 1.0 IEC 60904-5 Terms, definitions and symbols

Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method-First Edition IEC 60904-6 Photovoltaic Devices - Part 6: Requirements for Reference Solar Modules-Edition 1.0; Includes Amendment 1-2/1998 IEC 60904-7 Photovoltaic Devices - Part 7: Computation of Spectral Mismatch Error Introduced in the Testing of a Photovoltaic Device-Second Edition IEC 60904-8 Photovoltaic Devices - Part 8: Measurement of Spectral Response of a Photovoltaic (PV) Device-Second Edition IEC 60904-9 Photovoltaic devices Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements-Edition 2.0 IEC 60904-10 Photovoltaic Devices - Part 10: Methods of Linearity Measurement-Edition 1 IEC 61173 Overvoltage Protection for Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generating Systems - Guide - First Edition IEC 61194 Characteristic Parameters of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems - First Edition IEC 61215 Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules - Design Qualification and Type Approval Edition 2 IEC 61427 Secondary cells and batteries for photovoltaic energy systems (PVES) General requirements and methods of test - Edition 2 IEC 61646 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules Design qualification and type approval IEC 61683

Photovoltaic Systems - Power Conditioners - Procedure for Measuring Efficiency - First Edition IEC 61701 Salt Mist Corrosion Testing of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules - First Edition IEC 61702 Rating of Direct Coupled Photovoltaic (PV) Pumping Systems - First Edition IEC 61721 Susceptibility of a Photovoltaic (PV) Module to Accidental Impact Damage (Resistance to Impact Test) First Edition IEC 61727 Photovoltaic (PV) Systems - Characteristics of the Utility Interface - Second Edition IEC 61724 Photovoltaic System Performance Monitoring - Guidelines for Measurement, Data Exchange and Analysis-First Edition IEC 61730-1 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification Part 1: Requirements for construction - First Edition IEC 61730-2 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification Part 2: Requirements for testing - First Edition IEC 61829 Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (PV) Array - On-Site Measurement of I-V Characteristics - First Edition IEC 62093 Balance-of-system components for photovoltaic systems Design qualification natural environments First Edition IEC 62108 Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules and assemblies Design qualification and type approvalEdition 1.0 IEC 62124 Photovoltaic (PV) stand-alone systems Design verification - First Edition

ISO 9845-1 Solar Energy - Reference Solar Spectral Irradiance at the Ground at Different Receiving Conditions - Part 1: Direct Normal and Hemispherical Solar Irradiance for Air Mass 1,5 - First Edition SEMI M6 Specification for Silicon Wafers for Use as Photovoltaic Solar Cells UL SUBJECT 1279 Outline of Investigation for Solar Collectors-Issue Number: 1 UL 1703 UL Standard for Safety Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels-Third Edition: Reprinted with revisions through and including April 8, 2008

Basic Understanding of IEC Standard Testing For Photovoltaic Panels http://www.tuvamerica.com/services/photovoltaics/ArticleBasicUnderstandingPV.pdf

690.80 General. Solar photovoltaic systems with a maximum system voltage over 600 volts dc shall comply with Article 490 and other requirements applicable to installations rated over 600 volts.

The interrupting rating of a circuit breaker shall not be less than the maximum fault current the circuit breaker will be required to interrupt, including contributions from all connected sources of energy. Where fuses are used to protect conductors and equipment, a fuse shall be placed in each ungrounded conductor. Two power fuses shall be permitted to be used in parallel to protect the same load if both fuses have identical ratings and both fuses are installed in an identified common mounting with electrical connections that divide the current equally. Power fuses of the vented type shall not be used indoors, underground, or in metal enclosures unless identified for the use.