TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Solar/ Fuelcell Technology

Test Report

Angular Response Measurement of Photovoltaic Module

&
Photovoltaic Module Performance Measurement

TÜV Report No. 15095800.001

Shanghai, June 2016

Solar/ Fuelcell Technology

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Prüfbericht - Nr.:

Client CSI Solar power (China) Inc

(Customer No. + lu shan road, Suzhou new district
address): Jiangsu 215129
Auftraggeber P. R. China
(Kunden-Nr. + Adresse):

Test Item: Photovoltaic (PV) Module(s) Date of receipt: 20/04/2016

Gegenstand der Eingangsdatum:
Prüfung:

Identification: CS6K-M, CS6K-P(MCCE2.0), CS6K-P

Bezeichnung:

Order No.: 154160761 Quotation No.: 52154063

Auftragsnummer: Angebotsnummer:

Testing location: TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Prüfort:
B1-13F No. 177, Lane 777, West Guangzhong Road, Zhabei District
Shanghai 200072, P. R. China

Test specification: IEC61853-2: 2010 (draft standard)

Prüfgrundlage:

Test Result: N/A

Prüfergebnis:

tested by / geprüft: reviewed by / kontrolliert:

Group supervisor / Technical Reviewer /

Allen Zhou Dr. Christos Monokroussos
Date Title/Name Signature Date Title/Name Signature
Datum Titel/Name Unterschrift Datum Titel/Name Unterschrift

Other Aspects / Sonstiges:

N/A

Abkürzungen: P(ass) = entspricht Prüfgrundlage Abbreviations: P(ass) = passed

F(ail) = entspricht nicht Prüfgrundlage F(ail) = failed
N/A = nicht anwendbar N/A = not applicable
N/T = nicht getestet N/T = not tested

This test report relates to the listed test samples. Without permission of the test centre this test report is not
permitted to be duplicated in extracts. This test report does not entitle to carry any safety mark on this or similar
products.
Dieser Prüfbericht bezieht sich nur auf die gelisteten Prüfmuster und darf ohne Genehmigung der Prüfstelle nicht
auszugsweise vervielfältigt werden. Dieser Bericht berechtigt nicht zur Verwendung eines Prüfzeichens.

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Table of Content

General information ...................................................................................................................................3

Sampling procedure ...................................................................................................................................3
Module group assignment:.........................................................................................................................3
Tables ........................................................................................................................................................4
Visual inspection (accord. to IEC61215:2005, Clause 10.1) .....................................................................4
Short-circuit current (ISC) at varying angle of incidence (accord. to IEC61853-2:2010, Clause 8.2) .........4
Appendix 1: Measuring equipment and used software ..............................................................................5
Appendix 2: Statement of the estimated uncertainty of the test verdicts ...................................................6
Appendix 3: Relative Transmission ...........................................................................................................7
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General information
Abbreviations used in the report:
Isc – Short circuit current AoI – Angle of incidence
Possible test case verdicts:

- test case does not apply to the test object : N/A

- test object does meet the requirement : Pass (P)

- test object does not meet the requirement : Fail (F)

Date(s) of performance of tests .......................................... : From 04/05/2016 until 20/05/2016

General remarks:

The test verdicts presented in this report relate only to the object tested.
This report shall not be reproduced, except in full, without the written approval of the Issuing testing
laboratory.
“(see Enclosure #)” refers to additional information appended to the report.
“(see appended table)” refers to a table appended to the report.

Throughout this report a point (.) is used as the decimal separator.

Sampling procedure

Random sampling from production (e.g. during factory audit (FA) or inline inspection)

Random sampling from the warehouse, container or transportation boxes

Modules have been submitted by the manufacturer/ client without random sampling by TÜV
Rheinland

Module group assignment:

Type of extra
Remarks /
Serial no. Module type connectors Test item
constructional characteristics
used

Y1016146290070
CS6K-M 6” mono c-Si module, 60 pcs (*)
Y1016146290071

Y1016156290078
CS6K-P(MCCE2.0) N/A AoI Meas.
Y1016156290079
6” poly c-Si module, 60 pcs (*)
Y1016156290080
CS6K-P
Y1016156290081

Supplementary information: (*): All measurements have been performed on a single-cell, which was surrounded by
inactive solar cells. The measured cell was electrically connected with four-terminal-sensing at the busbar connectors.
The busbars were made accessible by appropriately cutting the backsheet at the rear side of the PV module. The
surrounding inactive solar cells were kept at open-circuit condition during measurements.

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Tables

Visual inspection (accord. to IEC61215:2005, Clause 10.1)

Test Date [DD-MM-YYYY] .............................. : 04/05/2016 —
Serial no. Nature and position of initial findings Verdict
Y1016146290070 No visual defect P
Y1016146290071 No visual defect P
Y1016156290078 No visual defect P
Y1016156290079 No visual defect P
Y1016156290080 No visual defect P
Y1016156290081 No visual defect P
Supplementary information: N/A

Short-circuit current (ISC) at varying angle of incidence (accord. to IEC61853-2:2010, Clause 8.2)
Test Date [DD-MM-YYYY] .............................: 04/05/2016 / 20/05/2016 —
Test method ....................................................: indoor outdoor —

Irradiance W/m² ............................................: 1000 —

Module temperature °C ................................: 25 —

0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80°
Serial No. AoI AoI AoI AoI AoI AoI AoI AoI AoI
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A]
Y1016146290070 9.314 9.152 8.722 7.997 7.068 5.892 4.534 2.893 1.219
Y1016146290071 9.305 9.149 8.734 8.027 7.080 5.898 4.527 2.906 1.210
Y1016156290078 9.068 8.910 8.503 7.793 6.892 5.746 4.414 2.849 1.209
Y1016156290079 9.080 8.929 8.527 7.818 6.900 5.760 4.398 2.867 1.209
Y1016156290080 9.146 8.984 8.579 7.898 6.944 5.786 4.391 2.861 1.216
Y1016156290081 9.125 8.973 8.570 7.878 6.961 5.793 4.441 2.882 1.232
Supplementary information:
- Refer to Appendix 1: Measuring equipment and used of software
- Refer to Appendix 2: Statement of the estimated uncertainty of the test verdicts
- Refer to Appendix 3: Relative transmission characteristics

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Appendix 1: Measuring equipment and used software

Measuring equipment

Device Index no Measured variable Application

Primary calibrated reference

Global irradiance Pulsed solar simulator
solar cell PV-194
coplanar with specimen measurements

PV-219
Pulsed solar simulator
Pulsed solar load PV-222 Current, voltage
measurements
PV-223

PV-201
PV-202 Pulsed solar simulator
IR-sensor Specimen temperature
PV-203 measurements

PV-204

Angle of rotation
AoI pulsed solar simulator
Goniometer PV-376 (effectively angle of
measurements
incidence)

Measurement related software

Program name Version no. Date Application

Pulsed Solar Simulator Operating software pulsed solar

STC v2.4.4 12.07.2011
Software simulator

Operating software of the

Spectral response CEL-25ML
24.11.2011 spectral response measurement
measurement software Pro v1.0
system

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Appendix 2: Statement of the estimated uncertainty of the test verdicts

- The verdicts of performance rating are only related to the test samples that were subjected to the
tests. They cannot be generalised to the modules from the series production.
- The AoI measurement was performed with a pulsed solar simulator of Class A+A+A+ according to
IEC60904-9:2007. The non-uniformity of irradiance within the volume of rotation is within 2%.
- The extended measurement uncertainty is:
o AoI 0° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.176A o AoI 50° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.131A

o AoI 10° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.174A o AoI 60° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.116A

o AoI 20° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.167A o AoI 70° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.102A

o AoI 30° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.158A o AoI 80° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.075A

o AoI 40° 2 ISC ≤ ±0.145A

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Appendix 3: Relative Transmission

Serial number: Y1016146290070

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%
75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

Serial number: Y1016146290071

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%
75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

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Serial number: Y1016156290078

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%

75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

Serial number: Y1016156290079

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%
75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

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Serial number: Y1016156290080

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%
75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

Serial number: Y1016156290081

Relative Transmission
105% 7.00%

100%
6.00%
95%
5.00%
90%

85% 4.00%
T [%]

80% 3.00%
75%
2.00%
70%
1.00%
65%

60% 0.00%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Angle of Incidence [°]

End of Test Report

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