pv eligibility procedure
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TheCaliforniaSolarInitiative(CSI)isforallmarketsegmentswiththeexceptionofNew
ResidentialConstruction. TherequirementforPVmoduleeligibilityislistingtoUL1703which
canbeperformedbythefollowingNationallyRecognizedTestingLaboratories(NRTL): UL,
CSA,andIntertek(formerlyETL).
TheprocessforaddingPVmodulesforCSIisasfollows:
1. ThemanufacturergetstheirproductcertifiedtoUL1703. UL,CSA,andIntertekaretheNRTLswhocancurrentlyperformthistesting.
PrivatelabelingofPVmodules:SomebusinesseswishtoprivatelabelPVmodulesforanothermanufacturer. Suchproductswillbeacceptedaseligibleshouldtheapplicationformbesubmittedwitha
MultipleListeeletterfromthelistingagency(theNRTL). TheMultipleListeeprocessishowthelisting
agency
certifies
private
labeled
products.
The
Multiple
Listee
letter
is
evidence
of
certification
of
the
producttoUL1703.
2. ThemanufacturerfillsouttheEnergyCommissionequipmentapplicationform,foundhere:http://gosolarcalifornia.org/equipment/documents/EQUIPMENT_REQUEST.DOC
Note:STCPower,NOCT,PowerTemperatureCoefficient,andcellapertureareaareusedbytheEnergy
CommissiontocalculatethemodulesPTCrating.Additionaltestreportsarenotrequiredto
substantiatemanufacturerreportedvalues. Further,additionalPTCtestingisnotrequired;the
Commissionassumes
that
the
NOCT
and
Power
Temperature
Coefficient
values
are
the
result
of
appropriatetesting. IfamanufacturerdoeswishtoperformseparatePTCtesting,thatvaluemaybe
reportedontheformandsubstantiatedwithatestreportonhowthevaluewasobtained.
3. EmailacopyoftheUL1703CertificationLetterandtheEnergyCommissionequipmentapplicationformtoDariaMashnik.
AlistingusingthismethodisvalidonlyuntilJuly1,2009. AfterJuly1,2009,inordertobe
eligibleforincentiveinCalifornia,allPVmodulesmusthavebothlistingtoUL1703byaNRTL
andadditionalperformanceparametertestingbyanILACaffiliatedlaboratory. SeeNSHPrequirementsbelowfordetails. TherewillbenograndfatheringforanyPVmodulesthathave
beenpreviouslylistedaseligibleusingthemethodabove(UL1703only). Anymoduleswhich
havenotcompletedtheadditionalperformanceparametertestingbyJuly1,2009willbe
removedfromeligibilityforincentive.
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ModulesremovedfromeligibilityfornotacquiringtheperformanceparametertestingbyJuly
1,2009mayreapplyforeligibilityoncetheperformanceparametertestinghasbeenperformed
byanILACaffiliatedlaboratory.
The
PV
module
eligibility
list
is
updated
monthly
on
the
first
of
the
month.
The
cut
off
date
for
themonthlyupdateisthe15thdayoftheprecedingmonth;alldocumentationmustbe
submittedbeforethisdate.
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TheNewSolarHomesPartnership(NSHP)isfortheNewResidentialConstructionmarket
segment. TherequirementsofPVmoduleeligibilityarelistingtoUL1703byaNRTLand
additionalperformanceparametertestingatanInternationalLaboratoryAccreditation
Cooperation(ILAC)affiliatedlaboratory. ThefollowingisanonexhaustivelistofILAC
affiliated
laboratories:
Bodycote(Canada) Metrology&TestingCenterofChinaElectronicsTechnologyGroupCorporationNo.
18thResearchInstitute(China)
Fraunhofer ISE,InstitutfrSolareEnergiesysteme(Germany) PIPhotovoltaikInstitutBerlinAG(Germany) TV(Germany) VDE(Germany) ElectronicsTest&DevelopmentCentre(Bangalore,India)61215ONLY
European
Solar
Test
Installation
(Italy)
EurotestLaboratoriSrL(Italy) JET(Tokyo,Japan) TVRheinlandJapan(Yokohama,Japan) CIEMATPVlabDER(Spain) FundacionCenerCIEMAT(Spain)61215ONLY FloridaSolarEnergyCenter(USA) IntertekTestingServicesNA,Inc.(USA) (formerlyknownasETL) TVRheinlandPTL,LLC(USA) (formerlyknownasASUPTL) ULPhotovoltaicTechnologyCenterofExcellence(USA)
TheprocessforaddingequipmentforNSHPisasfollows:
1. ThemanufacturergetstheirproductcertifiedtoUL1703. UL,CSA,andIntertekaretheNRTLswhocancurrentlyperformthistesting.
2. ThemanufacturergetsadditionalperformanceparametertestingcompletedbyanILACaffiliatedlaboratoryaslistedabove. Detailedinformationonthetestscanbe
foundontheequipmentrequestformdiscussedinStep3below. Theadditionalperformanceparametertestingrequiredisshownbelow:
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Crystallinemodules Thinfilmmodules
IEC61215Sections: IEC61646Sections:
10.2 MaximumPowerDetermination 10.2 MaximumPowerDetermination
10.4 MeasurementofTemperatureCoefficients
10.4 MeasurementofTemperatureCoefficients
10.5 MeasurementofNOCT 10.5 MeasurementofNOCT
10.6 PerformanceatSTCandNOCT 10.6 PerformanceatSTCandNOCT
10.7 PerformanceatLowIrradiance 10.7 PerformanceatLowIrradiance
10.18 LightSoaking
Note:SpecialtestsetupisrequiredforNOCTdeterminationofBIPVmodules. BIPVNOCT
determinationsetupisasfollows:
Tiltangle:thetestBIPVmodulesshallbepositionedsothattheyaretiltedat23o5o(5:12roofpitch)tothehorizontal.
Configuration:thetestBIPVmodulesshallbelocatedinthemiddleofanarraythatisatleastfourfeethighandfourfeetwide.Thearrayshallbesurroundedonallsideswithaminimumof
threefeetofthebuildingsystemforwhichtheBIPVsystemisdesignedtobecompatible,andthe
entireassemblyshallbeinstalledandsealedasspecifiedbythemanufacturerforanormal
installation.
Substrateandunderlayment:thetestBIPVmodulesshallbeinstalledonasubstrateoforientedstrandboardwithaminimumthicknessof15/32inchthatiscoveredby#30roofingfeltwitha
minimumR
10
continuous
insulation
under
and
in
contact
with
the
oriented
strand
board
and
includeanyothermanufacturerrecommendedunderlayments.
3. ThemanufacturerfillsouttheEnergyCommissionequipmentapplicationform,foundhere:http://gosolarcalifornia.org/equipment/documents/EQUIPMENT_REQUEST.DOC
4. EmailacopyoftheUL1703CertificationLetter,theILAClaboratorytestreport,andtheEnergyCommissionequipmentapplicationformtoDariaMashnik.
ThePVmoduleeligibilitylistisupdatedmonthlyonthefirstofthemonth. Thecutoffdateforthemonthlyupdateisthe15thdayoftheprecedingmonth;alldocumentationmustbe
submittedbeforethisdate.
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Groupingofmodulesforperformanceparametertestingpurposes
FortestingandreportingofperformancevaluesbyanILACaccreditedlaboratory,familiesof
similarmodulesmaybegroupedtogethertoreducetherequirednumberoftests.
Multiplemodelnumbersmaybeincludedinagroup,providedthatthemodelsareidentical
except
for
the
STC
power
rating.
Identical
applies
to
all
of
the
following,
but
is
not
limited
to:
allmaterials,processes(includingcellprocess),celltechnology,cellsize,encapsulationsystem,
superstrate,backsheet/substrate,cellinterconnectionmaterialsandtechniques,andinternal
electriccircuitry.
Foreachgroup,thefollowingtestsshallbeperformedonamodelnumberthathasaSTC
powerratingthatiswithin95percent(roundedtothenearestWatt)ofthehighestSTCpower
ratinginthegroup:
1.Nominal
Operating
Cell
Temperature
(NOCT)
determination
2. Temperaturecoefficientofshortcircuitcurrent3. Temperaturecoefficientofopencircuitvoltage4. Temperaturecoefficientofmaximumpowercurrent5. Temperaturecoefficientofmaximumpowervoltage6. Temperaturecoefficientofmaximumpower
Eachgroupcanbefurthercategorizedintosubgroupswhereonemodelnumberwillhave
furthertestingperformed.Allmodelnumbersincludedinthesubgroupshallhavethesame
numberofcells.ThesubgroupmaycontainmodelnumberssuchthatthehighestSTCpower
ratinginthesubgroupis105percent(roundedtothenearestWatt)ofthesubgroupstestedmodelnumbersSTCratingandthelowestSTCpowerratinginthesubgroupis95percent
(roundedtothenearestWatt)ofthesubgroupstestedmodelnumbersSTCrating. Thetested
modelnumberineachsubgroupshallbetestedfor:
AtSTC:
1. Shortcircuitcurrent2. Opencircuitvoltage3. Currentatmaximumpower4. Voltageatmaximumpower5. Maximumpower
AtmaximumpowerandNOCT:
1. Current2. Voltage
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Atmaximumpowerandlowirradiance:
1. Current2. Voltage
Example: IfamanufacturerhasafamilyofidenticalmoduleswithSTCpowerratingsof
160W,165W,170W,175W,180W,185W,190W,195W,and200W,thefollowing
testingisrequired. Forthe190Wmodule,NOCTdeterminationandtemperature
coefficienttestingshallbeperformed. Theresultsfromthesetestsareapplicabletothe
entiregroupofmodules. Subgroupscanthenbecreatedasfollows:
185W,190W,195W,and200W
170W,175W,and180W
160Wand165W
Forthe190W,175W,and160Wmodules,thespecifiedvoltage,current,andmaximum
powertestingatthefollowingconditionsshallbeperformed: STC,NOCT,andlow
irradiance. Theresultsfromthesetestsareapplicabletothemodulesintherespective
subgroup.