Solar Photovoltaic
Standards
Major IEC Standards for Certification of Crystalline Photovoltaic (PV) Modules and Amorphous PV Modules
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IEC 61215-1:2016
Terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval - Part 1: Test requirements -
IEC 61215-1-1:2016
Terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval - Part 1-1: Special requirements for testing of crystalline silicon PV modules -
IEC 61215-1-2:2016
Terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval - Part 1-2: Special requirements for testing of thin-film Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) based PV modules -
IEC 61215-1-3:2016
Terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval - Part 1-3: Special requirements for testing of thin-film amorphous silicon based PV modules -
IEC 61215-1-4:2016
Terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval - Part 1-4: Special requirements for testing of thin-film Cu(In,GA)(S,Se)2 based PV modules -
IEC 61730-1:2016
PV module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction -
IEC 61730-2:2016
PV module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing
Some IEC Standards Relating to PV Systems
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IEC 60364-7-712:2017
Electrical installations of buildings - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Solar PV power supply systems -
IEC 61724-1:2017
PV system performance - Part 1: Monitoring -
IEC TS 61724-2:2016
PV system performance - Part 2: Capacity evaluation method -
IEC TS 61724-3:2016
PV system performance - Part 3: Energy evaluation method -
IEC 61727:2004
PV systems - Characteristics of the utility interface -
IEC 62116:2014
Testing Procedure of Islanding Prevention Measures for Utility Interactive PV Inverters -
IEC 62446:2016
PV systems - Requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance - Part 1: Grid connected systems - Documentation, commissioning tests and inspection -
IEC 62109-1:2010
Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems - Part 1 : General requirements; -
IEC 62109-2:2011
Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems - Part 2 : Particular requirements for inverter.
Major Chinese National Standards (Guobiao) for Certification of Crystalline PV Modules and Amorphous PV Modules
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GB/T 9535-1998
Crystalline silicon terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval -
GB/T 18911-2002
Thin-film terrestrial PV modules - Design qualification and type approval