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MET Labs is at the forefront of safety and performance testing of solar panels and photovoltaic modules.
MET tests to these solar and PV standards:
UL1703 – Safety of Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels
- Flame Spread Test
- Hot-Spot Endurance Test
- Temperature Test
- Voltage, Current and Power Measurements Test
- Leakage Current Test
- Strain Relief Test
- Push Test
- Cut Test
- Bonding Path Resistance Test
- Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test
- Wet Insulation-Resistance Test
- Reverse Current Overload Test
- Terminal Torque Test
- Impact Test
- Burning Brand Test
- Water Spray Test
- Accelerated Aging Test
- Temperature Cycling Test
- Humidity Test
- Corrosive Atmosphere Test
- Salt Spray
- Moist Carbon Dioxide/Sulphur Dioxide
- Metallic Coating Thickness Test
- Mechanical Loading Test
- Wiring Compartment Securement Test
IEC 61215 – Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules - Design Qualification and Type Approval
IEC 61646 – Thin-Film Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules – Design Qualification and Type Approval
IEC 61730-2 – Photovoltaic Module Safety Qualification, Part 2
As part of some of these standards, MET does 85°C/85%RH (relative humidity) testing, utilizing walk-in chambers. 85/85 is the standard test for service life assessment of photovoltaic modules cited in IEC and UL standards. MET can test to any time duration as specified by the client.
Some of MET's PV Testing customers:
AQT Solar
Array Converters
Black Swan Solar
BP Solar
Enphase Energy
Green Roof Solar
IONX
Nextec Energy
Solarbridge Technologies
Sunluxe Enterprises
Sunpeak USA
Windflex
XET Solar
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Drew Frank
Seven Seas Energy