IEC_61730-1_A2_Ed.1.pdf

FORM CDV(IEC)2005-09-23 82/687/CDV COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE(CDV)PROJET DE COMIT POUR VOTE(CDV)Project number Numro de projet IEC 61730-1 A2 Ed.1 IEC/TC or SC:CEI/CE ou SC:82 Secretariat/Secrtariat USA Submitted for parallel voting in CENELEC Soumis au vote parallle au CENELEC Date of circulation Date de diffusion 2012-01-20 Closing date for voting(Voting mandatory for P-members)Date de clture du vote(Vote obligatoire pour les membres(P)2012-06-22 Also of interest to the following committees Intresse galement les comits suivants-Supersedes document Remplace le document 82/686/RR Proposed horizontal standard Norme horizontale suggre Other TC/SCs are requested to indicate their interest,if any,in this CDV to the TC/SC secretary Les autres CE/SC sont requis dindiquer leur intrt,si ncessaire,dans ce CDV lintention du secrtaire du CE/SC Functions concerned Fonctions concernes Safety Scurit EMC CEM Environment Environnement Quality assurance Assurance qualit CE DOCUMENT EST TOUJOURS LTUDE ET SUSCEPTIBLE DE MODIFICATION.IL NE PEUT SERVIR DE RFRENCE.LES RCIPIENDAIRES DU PRSENT DOCUMENT SONT INVITS PRSENTER,AVEC LEURS OBSERVATIONS,LA NOTIFICATION DES DROITS DE PROPRIT DONT ILS AURAIENT VENTUELLEMENT CONNAISSANCE ET FOURNIR UNE DOCUMENTATION EXPLICATIVE.THIS DOCUMENT IS STILL UNDER STUDY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES.RECIPIENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT,WITH THEIR COMMENTS,NOTIFICATION OF ANY RELEVANT PATENT RIGHTS OF WHICH THEY ARE AWARE AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.Titre:CEI 61730-1 A2 Ed.1:Amendement la CEI 61730-1 Ed.1:Qualification pour la sret de fonctionnement des modules photovoltaques(PV)Partie 1:Exigences pour la construction Title:IEC 61730-1 A2 Ed.1:Amendment 2 to IEC 61730-1 Ed.1:Photovoltaic(PV)module safety qualification Part 1:Requirements for construction Note dintroduction Introductory note A T T E N T I O N V O T E P A R A L L L E C E I C E N E L E C Lattention des Comits nationaux de la CEI,membres du CENELEC,est attire sur le fait que ce projet de comit pour vote(CDV)de Norme internationale est soumis au vote parallle.Les membres du CENELEC sont invits voter via le systme de vote en ligne du CENELEC.A T T E N T I O N I E C C E N E L E C P A R A L L E L V O T I N G The attention of IEC National Committees,members of CENELEC,is drawn to the fact that this Committee Draft for Vote(CDV)for an International Standard is submitted for parallel voting.The CENELEC members are invited to vote through the CENELEC online voting system.Copyright 2012 International Electrotechnical Commission,IEC.All rights reserved.It is permitted to download this electronic file,to make a copy and to print out the content for the sole purpose of preparing National Committee positions.You may not copy or mirror the file or printed version of the document,or any part of it,for any other purpose without permission in writing from IEC.61730-1 A2/CDV IEC:201X 1 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION _ PHOTOVOLTAIC(PV)MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION Part 1:Requirements for construction FOREWORD This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82:Solar photovoltaic energy systems.The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:FDIS Report on voting 82/XX/FDIS 82/XX/RVD Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report on voting indicated in the above table.The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under http:/webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the specific publication.At this date,the publication will be reconfirmed,withdrawn,replaced by a revised edition,or amended.The National Committees are requested to note that for this publication the stability date is 2014 THIS TEXT IS INCLUDED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND WILL BE DELETED AT THE PUBLICATION STAGE._ 5 Polymeric materials 5.1 General Polymers are classified into four operational categories:polymers serving as an enclosure for live metal parts(such as a junction box);polymers serving as a support of live metal parts(such as integrated terminals);polymers serving as the outer surface for the module(such as the superstrate or substrate);barriers.61730-1 A2/CDV IEC:201X 2 Exception:Encapsulation materials are not required to meet these requirements.All polymeric materials shall have a minimum relative thermal index(electrical and mechanical as defined by IEC 60216-5)of 20 C above the maximum measured operating temperature of said material in application,as measured during the temperature test(IEC 61730-2,MST 21).NOTE Polymers serving as a superstrate or substrate have additional requirements,as specified in 5.3.and 5.4.Replace existing clause 5.1 by the following:All polymeric materials shall have a minimum relative thermal index(electrical and mechanical as defined by IEC 60216-5)of 20 C above the maximum mea