International Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop IIy p

Introduction to PV Standard Organizations

Liang Ji Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL)Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL)

July 31 2009

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Outline

ANSI NIST ASTM IEEE UL SEMIANSI NIST ASTM IEEE UL SEMI

SAC

CENELEC

IEC

2

There are approximately 200 ANSI-Accredited

Standards Developer (ASD)

ANSI ANSI American National Standards Institute Founded in 1918Founded in 1918 A not-for-profit organization Leads the development of American NationalLeads the development of American National

Standards (ANS) There are more than 10 000 ANSThere are more than 10000 ANS

Standards Developer (ASD) ASTM (1995) IEEE (1982) UL (1976) are ASDs

3

ANSI Membership bull Company Member (C)Company Member (C) bull Government Member (G) bull Organizational Member (O)

Ed ti l M b (E) bull Educational Member (E) bull International Member (Int) bull Individual Member (Ind) Total bull more than 125000 companies bull 35 million professionals The official US representative to ISO IEC

4

Core competencies bull Measurement science

NIST NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Technology)Technology) Established by Congress in 1901 A f d l t d th U SA federal government agency under the US

Department of Commerce Not a membership organizationNot a membership organization

bull Measurement science bull Rigorous traceability bull Development and use of standards (ANSI)p ( )

5

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

Outline

ANSI NIST ASTM IEEE UL SEMIANSI NIST ASTM IEEE UL SEMI

SAC

CENELEC

IEC

2

There are approximately 200 ANSI-Accredited

Standards Developer (ASD)

ANSI ANSI American National Standards Institute Founded in 1918Founded in 1918 A not-for-profit organization Leads the development of American NationalLeads the development of American National

Standards (ANS) There are more than 10 000 ANSThere are more than 10000 ANS

Standards Developer (ASD) ASTM (1995) IEEE (1982) UL (1976) are ASDs

3

ANSI Membership bull Company Member (C)Company Member (C) bull Government Member (G) bull Organizational Member (O)

Ed ti l M b (E) bull Educational Member (E) bull International Member (Int) bull Individual Member (Ind) Total bull more than 125000 companies bull 35 million professionals The official US representative to ISO IEC

4

Core competencies bull Measurement science

NIST NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Technology)Technology) Established by Congress in 1901 A f d l t d th U SA federal government agency under the US

Department of Commerce Not a membership organizationNot a membership organization

bull Measurement science bull Rigorous traceability bull Development and use of standards (ANSI)p ( )

5

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

There are approximately 200 ANSI-Accredited

Standards Developer (ASD)

ANSI ANSI American National Standards Institute Founded in 1918Founded in 1918 A not-for-profit organization Leads the development of American NationalLeads the development of American National

Standards (ANS) There are more than 10 000 ANSThere are more than 10000 ANS

Standards Developer (ASD) ASTM (1995) IEEE (1982) UL (1976) are ASDs

3

ANSI Membership bull Company Member (C)Company Member (C) bull Government Member (G) bull Organizational Member (O)

Ed ti l M b (E) bull Educational Member (E) bull International Member (Int) bull Individual Member (Ind) Total bull more than 125000 companies bull 35 million professionals The official US representative to ISO IEC

4

Core competencies bull Measurement science

NIST NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Technology)Technology) Established by Congress in 1901 A f d l t d th U SA federal government agency under the US

Department of Commerce Not a membership organizationNot a membership organization

bull Measurement science bull Rigorous traceability bull Development and use of standards (ANSI)p ( )

5

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

ANSI Membership bull Company Member (C)Company Member (C) bull Government Member (G) bull Organizational Member (O)

Ed ti l M b (E) bull Educational Member (E) bull International Member (Int) bull Individual Member (Ind) Total bull more than 125000 companies bull 35 million professionals The official US representative to ISO IEC

4

Core competencies bull Measurement science

NIST NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Technology)Technology) Established by Congress in 1901 A f d l t d th U SA federal government agency under the US

Department of Commerce Not a membership organizationNot a membership organization

bull Measurement science bull Rigorous traceability bull Development and use of standards (ANSI)p ( )

5

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

Core competencies bull Measurement science

NIST NIST (National Institute of Standards and

Technology)Technology) Established by Congress in 1901 A f d l t d th U SA federal government agency under the US

Department of Commerce Not a membership organizationNot a membership organization

bull Measurement science bull Rigorous traceability bull Development and use of standards (ANSI)p ( )

5

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

ASTM ASTM originally known as the American Society for

Testing and MaterialsTesting and Materials Now use the name ASTM International

httpwww astm orghttpwwwastmorg bull Founded in 1901

A not for profit organization bull A not-for-profit organization bull ANSI Accreditation 581995

D l d i i h 12 000 d dbull Develop and maintain more than 12000 standards bull In 2008 81 volumes of published standards bull Vol1202 Nuclear Solar and Geothermal Energy

6

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

ASTM ASTM standards fall into six categories

St d d S ifi tibull Standard Specification bull Standard Test Method bull Standard Practice bull Standard Guide bull Standard Classification bull Terminology Standard

7

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

t t

ASTM ASTM PV standards are developed by Technical

Committee E44 - Solar Geothermal and other Committee E44 Solar Geothermal and other Alternative Energy Sources

E44 founded in 1978 PV standards under development bull PV roof installation

PV A l d Lif i T tibull PV Accelerated Lifetime Testing bull Wind Load Testing Analysis and Design ASTM G173 St d d T bl f R f S lASTM G173 Standard Tables for Reference Solar

Spectral Irradiances Direct Normal and Hemispherical on 37deg Tilted Surface

8

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

as e a ded to so a e ated e

IEEE IEEE originally for Institute of Electrical and

Electronics EngineersElectronics Engineers

Today the organizations scope of interest has exppanded into so manyy r elated fieldsds that it is simply referred to by the letters I-E-E-E (pronounced Eyye-triple-E))(p p

Founded in 1884

A not-for-profit organization A not for profit organization

ANSI Accreditation 9211982

httpwwwieeeorghttpwwwieeeorg

9

bull has nearly 1300 standards and projects under

developmentp

IEEE As of the end of 2008 bull 375000+ members in 160+ countries bull 80000+ student members in 80 countries

38 societies and 7 technical councils bull 38 societies and 7 technical councils

bull publishes a total of 144 transactions journals and magazines

bull sponsors more than 900 conferences annually

10

IEEE Three types of IEEE standards

standards recommended practices and guides

Due process

standards recommended practices and guides

Basic Principles bull Due processbull Openness bull Consensus bull Balance bull Right of appeal A standard is valid for five years from its publication

date After five years a standard is reaffirmed revised or withdrawnrevised or withdrawn

11

IEEE IEEE PV Standards are developed by SCC21

(Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells (Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells Photovoltaics Dispersed Generation Energy Storage

Resources with Electric Power Systems

Example of IEEE PV Standards IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed

Resources with Electric Power Systems

bull It is replacement of IEEE 929

IEEE 1262 Recommended Practice for Qualification of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules

bull Withdrawn to harmonized with IEC 6121561246

12

UL UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc) Independent product safety certification organization Founded in 1894 A not-for-profit organization ANSI Accreditation 11181976ANSI Accreditation 11181976 As of the end of 2008 bull 19535 types of products were evaluated by UL bull 117 UL i 117 UL inspecti tion centters tto condductt

unannounced factory inspection bull 98 countries with UL customers bull 64 laboratory testing and certification facilities bull 6808 employees bull 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and

published as ANSIUL standards) 13

UL UL standards are developed by STPs (Standard

Technical Panel))The voting groups are

a) Producer b) T ti d St d d O i tib) Testing and Standards Organizations c) Supply Chain d) AHJ (Authority Has Jurisdiction) e) Government f) Consumer g) General Interestg) General Interest h) Commercial Industrial Users

Not all interest categories need to be represented

14

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

IEEE Three types of IEEE standards

standards recommended practices and guides

Due process

standards recommended practices and guides

Basic Principles bull Due processbull Openness bull Consensus bull Balance bull Right of appeal A standard is valid for five years from its publication

date After five years a standard is reaffirmed revised or withdrawnrevised or withdrawn

11

IEEE IEEE PV Standards are developed by SCC21

(Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells (Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells Photovoltaics Dispersed Generation Energy Storage

Resources with Electric Power Systems

Example of IEEE PV Standards IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed

Resources with Electric Power Systems

bull It is replacement of IEEE 929

IEEE 1262 Recommended Practice for Qualification of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules

bull Withdrawn to harmonized with IEC 6121561246

12

UL UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc) Independent product safety certification organization Founded in 1894 A not-for-profit organization ANSI Accreditation 11181976ANSI Accreditation 11181976 As of the end of 2008 bull 19535 types of products were evaluated by UL bull 117 UL i 117 UL inspecti tion centters tto condductt

unannounced factory inspection bull 98 countries with UL customers bull 64 laboratory testing and certification facilities bull 6808 employees bull 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and

published as ANSIUL standards) 13

UL UL standards are developed by STPs (Standard

Technical Panel))The voting groups are

a) Producer b) T ti d St d d O i tib) Testing and Standards Organizations c) Supply Chain d) AHJ (Authority Has Jurisdiction) e) Government f) Consumer g) General Interestg) General Interest h) Commercial Industrial Users

Not all interest categories need to be represented

14

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

IEEE IEEE PV Standards are developed by SCC21

(Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells (Standards Coordinating Committee) Fuel Cells Photovoltaics Dispersed Generation Energy Storage

Resources with Electric Power Systems

Example of IEEE PV Standards IEEE 1547 Standard for Interconnecting Distributed

Resources with Electric Power Systems

bull It is replacement of IEEE 929

IEEE 1262 Recommended Practice for Qualification of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules

bull Withdrawn to harmonized with IEC 6121561246

12

UL UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc) Independent product safety certification organization Founded in 1894 A not-for-profit organization ANSI Accreditation 11181976ANSI Accreditation 11181976 As of the end of 2008 bull 19535 types of products were evaluated by UL bull 117 UL i 117 UL inspecti tion centters tto condductt

unannounced factory inspection bull 98 countries with UL customers bull 64 laboratory testing and certification facilities bull 6808 employees bull 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and

published as ANSIUL standards) 13

UL UL standards are developed by STPs (Standard

Technical Panel))The voting groups are

a) Producer b) T ti d St d d O i tib) Testing and Standards Organizations c) Supply Chain d) AHJ (Authority Has Jurisdiction) e) Government f) Consumer g) General Interestg) General Interest h) Commercial Industrial Users

Not all interest categories need to be represented

14

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

UL UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc) Independent product safety certification organization Founded in 1894 A not-for-profit organization ANSI Accreditation 11181976ANSI Accreditation 11181976 As of the end of 2008 bull 19535 types of products were evaluated by UL bull 117 UL i 117 UL inspecti tion centters tto condductt

unannounced factory inspection bull 98 countries with UL customers bull 64 laboratory testing and certification facilities bull 6808 employees bull 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and 1093 current standards (578 ANSI approved and

published as ANSIUL standards) 13

UL UL standards are developed by STPs (Standard

Technical Panel))The voting groups are

a) Producer b) T ti d St d d O i tib) Testing and Standards Organizations c) Supply Chain d) AHJ (Authority Has Jurisdiction) e) Government f) Consumer g) General Interestg) General Interest h) Commercial Industrial Users

Not all interest categories need to be represented

14

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

UL UL standards are developed by STPs (Standard

Technical Panel))The voting groups are

a) Producer b) T ti d St d d O i tib) Testing and Standards Organizations c) Supply Chain d) AHJ (Authority Has Jurisdiction) e) Government f) Consumer g) General Interestg) General Interest h) Commercial Industrial Users

Not all interest categories need to be represented

14

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

UL Example of UL PV standards UL 1703 Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels bull Most recent revision - April 8 2008 bull First Edition - August 1986 UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and UL 1741 Inverters Converters Controllers and

Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources Fi t Editi M 7 1999bull First Edition - May 7 1999

bull Most recent revision - November 7 2005 UL 8703 Concentrator Photovoltaic Modules and

Assemblies bull OOI (Outline Of Investigation) Other standards related to materialsOther standards related to materials

15

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

880 co es 36 cou t es

SEMI SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials

International) ldquoIrdquo formerl y stood for Institute) y httpwwwsemiorg

Founded in 1970

A not-for-profit organization

As of 2008

pa bull 1800+ registered individuals bull 880+ companies in 36 countries bull Nearly 800 SEMI Standards and Safety Guidelines ANSI Accreditation very soonANSI Accreditation very soon

16

SEMI Interest Categories of Technical Committee Members bull Direct Supplierppbull Indirect Supplier bull End User bull Consultantbull Consultant bull Service ProviderSpecial Interest bull General Interest Balance bull Must have direct supplier TC Members bull Direct suppliers shall not be less than 50 of indirect supplierspp pp bull No single interest category constitutes more than 50 of total bull For Safety Guidelines no single interest category constitutes

more than one-third of total more than one third of total

17

t t

SEMI SEMI PV standards are developed by PV Group Focus on materials wafers cells and equipment (may Focus on materials wafers cells and equipment (may

not on modules and systems)

Published two PV standards bull SEMI PV1-0709 - Test Method for Measuring Trace

ElElements iin Silicon FFeeddstock f k for Silicon SSollar CCellll sSili Sili by High-Mass Resolution Glow Discharge Mass Sppectrometryy

bull SEMI PV2-0709 - Guide for PV Equipment Communication Interfaces (PVECI)

18

SAC SAC (Standardization Administration of the Peoples Republic of China)People s Republic of China)

httpwwwsacgovcn 1949 Established (current name in April 2001)( p ) 1957 Join IEC 1963 First national standard conference 1978 Join ISO 1980 Sign an agreement with ANSI 1983 Join IECQ 1984 Join IECEE

19

standardization works in China There are more than 1000 Technical

SAC A government agency to exercise

administrative responsibilities byadministrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management supervision and overall coordination ofp

There are more than 1000 Technical Committees or Sub-Committees

By the end of 2006 the total number ofBy the end of 2006 the total number of national standards had reached 21410

20

SAC and GB Chinese National Standards Codes

Code Content Note bull Protection of human health

GB Mandatory (CCC Mark)

personal property and safety bull Enforced by laws and

administrative regulations bull Free of charge to everyone bull Free of charge to everyone

GBT Voluntary All 29 current PV standards by TC90 are voluntary

GBZ Guiding Technical Documents

21

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

t t

SEMI SEMI PV standards are developed by PV Group Focus on materials wafers cells and equipment (may Focus on materials wafers cells and equipment (may

not on modules and systems)

Published two PV standards bull SEMI PV1-0709 - Test Method for Measuring Trace

ElElements iin Silicon FFeeddstock f k for Silicon SSollar CCellll sSili Sili by High-Mass Resolution Glow Discharge Mass Sppectrometryy

bull SEMI PV2-0709 - Guide for PV Equipment Communication Interfaces (PVECI)

18

SAC SAC (Standardization Administration of the Peoples Republic of China)People s Republic of China)

httpwwwsacgovcn 1949 Established (current name in April 2001)( p ) 1957 Join IEC 1963 First national standard conference 1978 Join ISO 1980 Sign an agreement with ANSI 1983 Join IECQ 1984 Join IECEE

19

standardization works in China There are more than 1000 Technical

SAC A government agency to exercise

administrative responsibilities byadministrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management supervision and overall coordination ofp

There are more than 1000 Technical Committees or Sub-Committees

By the end of 2006 the total number ofBy the end of 2006 the total number of national standards had reached 21410

20

SAC and GB Chinese National Standards Codes

Code Content Note bull Protection of human health

GB Mandatory (CCC Mark)

personal property and safety bull Enforced by laws and

administrative regulations bull Free of charge to everyone bull Free of charge to everyone

GBT Voluntary All 29 current PV standards by TC90 are voluntary

GBZ Guiding Technical Documents

21

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

SAC SAC (Standardization Administration of the Peoples Republic of China)People s Republic of China)

httpwwwsacgovcn 1949 Established (current name in April 2001)( p ) 1957 Join IEC 1963 First national standard conference 1978 Join ISO 1980 Sign an agreement with ANSI 1983 Join IECQ 1984 Join IECEE

19

standardization works in China There are more than 1000 Technical

SAC A government agency to exercise

administrative responsibilities byadministrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management supervision and overall coordination ofp

There are more than 1000 Technical Committees or Sub-Committees

By the end of 2006 the total number ofBy the end of 2006 the total number of national standards had reached 21410

20

SAC and GB Chinese National Standards Codes

Code Content Note bull Protection of human health

GB Mandatory (CCC Mark)

personal property and safety bull Enforced by laws and

administrative regulations bull Free of charge to everyone bull Free of charge to everyone

GBT Voluntary All 29 current PV standards by TC90 are voluntary

GBZ Guiding Technical Documents

21

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

standardization works in China There are more than 1000 Technical

SAC A government agency to exercise

administrative responsibilities byadministrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management supervision and overall coordination ofp

There are more than 1000 Technical Committees or Sub-Committees

By the end of 2006 the total number ofBy the end of 2006 the total number of national standards had reached 21410

20

SAC and GB Chinese National Standards Codes

Code Content Note bull Protection of human health

GB Mandatory (CCC Mark)

personal property and safety bull Enforced by laws and

administrative regulations bull Free of charge to everyone bull Free of charge to everyone

GBT Voluntary All 29 current PV standards by TC90 are voluntary

GBZ Guiding Technical Documents

21

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

SAC and GB Chinese National Standards Codes

Code Content Note bull Protection of human health

GB Mandatory (CCC Mark)

personal property and safety bull Enforced by laws and

administrative regulations bull Free of charge to everyone bull Free of charge to everyone

GBT Voluntary All 29 current PV standards by TC90 are voluntary

GBZ Guiding Technical Documents

21

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

SAC TC90 Chinese National Standards for PV are

d l d b TC90 developed by TC90 SAC TC90 is correspondent to IEC TC82 TC90 secretariat organization is TIPS (Tianjin

Institute of Power Sources) There are total of 29 GBT standards for PV Most of them are harmonized with IECMost of them are harmonized with IEC

standards

22

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

CENELEC CENELEC (European Committee for

Electrotechnical StandardizationElectrotechnical Standardization httpwwwceneleceu

Created in 1973 as a non-profit technical organization under Belgian law

Composed of bull 30 European countries (one National

C itt t )Committee per country) bull 10 neighboring countries (affiliates) bull 15 000 technical experts15000 technical experts

23

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

CENELEC CENELEC standard voting usually takes 3 months At this stage the members have weighted votes

corresponding to the size of the country they represent For instance the larger countries like France Germany For instance the larger countries like France Germany

Italy and the UK have 10 votes each while the smaller ones have one or two weighted votes

There are two requirements for a standard to be approved

bull a majority of NCs in favor of the document bull at least 71 of the weighted votes cast are positive

24

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

CENELEC All CENELEC members are bound to implement

every single EN standard withoutevery single EN standard without modifications

IEC standards are recognized by all IECIEC standards are recognized by all IEC members with or without national differences

WTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) acceptsWTO TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) accepts IEC standards

75 of CENELEC standards are originated from75 of CENELEC standards are originated from IEC and many of them are identical

25

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

IEC IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)

httpwwwiecch

Founded in 1906

IEC member is called a NC (National Committee)

Each country has one NCy

IEC does not specify how an NC should be formed

Participating Country (P member) voting Participating Country (P-member) voting

Observing Country (O-member) non-voting

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 26

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

IEC IEC standards are developed by 179 TCs (Technical

Committee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGsCommittee) SCs (subcommittees) and 700+ WGs (Working Group)

IEC PV standards are developed by TC82IEC PV standards are developed by TC82

bull Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems

N b f P ti i ti t i 29 Number of Participating countries 29

bull China Japan USA are P-countries

Number of Observer countries 13

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 27

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

IEC TC82 To prepare international standards for systems of photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for allconversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all the elements in the entire photovoltaic energy system

In this context the concept photovoltaic energy systemldquo includes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to andincludes the entire field from light input to a solar cell to and including the interface with the electrical system(s) to which energy is supplied

O 1NOTE 1 It is recognized that there is some common interest between TC 47 and TC 82 therefore these two Committees shall maintain liaison

NOTE 2 Solar cells except those used in the generation of power which are specified as components for purposes of direct trade are excluded from the scope of TC 82

28

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

GC

IEC Organization Chart for PV

WG2 Fl t l t

WG1 Terms United Nations System

IEC Standard TC82

Central Office WG2 Flat plate

WG3 System IEC Management Board

TC82

Other TCs WG6 BOS

WG7 CPV Conformity Assessment Board

C

WG7 CPV

WG2 PVFIC

JCWG JWG

ISO

ITU

IECEE

IECQ

IECE

NCB CBTL

MTL IECEx CTL ETF 9 PV

MTL

29

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

t

IEC Terms International Electrotechnical Commission System for

Conformity Testing and Certification of ElectricalConformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment (IECEE)

National Certification Body (NCB)National Certification Body (NCB)

Committee of Testing Laboratories (CTL) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

Expert Task Forces 9 Photovoltaics (ETF 9 PV) M f t T ti L b (MTL)Manufacturers Testing Laboratory (MTL)

Factory Inspection Committee (FIC)

httpwwwieceeorghtmlacronymshtml 30

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

IECEE PV NCB and CBTL Country Member Body NCB CBTL

France LCIE by delegation from UTE

LCIE ESTI

Germany Deutsches Komitee der IEC

VDE VDE TUV Rh TUV RH PS GmbH

TUV SUD PS PI Burlin India BIS STQCQ ETDC Italy IMQ SpA IMQ SpA ESTI

Japan JISC JET JET Toyo TUV Rh JapanTUV Rh Japan TUV Rh Y k hTUV Rh Yokohama

Korea KATS NREC KTL KIER

Spain AENOR AENOR Fundacion Cener-CIEMAT CIEMAT - PVlabDER

USA US National

Committee of IECEE

UL Inc UL Inc Bodycote Materials Testing Canada Inc

As of 7292009 on httpwwwieceeorgpvhtmlpvcntrishtm 31

ThanksThanks Contact InformationContact Information

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Email ltliangjiusulcomgt

32

• Introduction to PV Standard Organizations
• Outline
• ANSI
• NIST
• ASTM
• IEEE
• UL
• SEMI
• SAC
• SAC and GB
• SAC TC90
• CENELEC
• IEC
• IEC TC82
• IEC Organization Chart for PV
• IEC Terms
• IECEE PV NCB and CBTL
• Thanks