Bankability Testing
CFV PV Module Bankability Program
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Comprehensive bankability testing program based on IEC 63209 with technology specific customization.
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Includes tests for material durability, cell degradation, mechanical durability and performance testing.
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Third party BOM verification and build witness.
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Report sharing with investors and IEs.
Cell Degradation Testing
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Both LID and LeTID can be problems with newer technology modules, especially modules made from PERC cells.
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LID and LeTID operate via different mechaninsms and on different time scales and and may actually overlap, making disentangling the effects problematic.
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CFV has a protocol designed to isolate and quantify each effect to the extent possible.
Mechanical Durability Testing
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CFV specializes in sophisticated mechanical load testing protocols.
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The protocols test for catasrophic module damage under wind and snow loads and also for module susceptibilty to cell cracking.
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Newer modules with thinner frames, end clamped modules and center clamped modules on single-axis-trackers need to be carefully evaluated.