Companies )Atlas® Establishes Solar Test Center in Phoenix, AZ |
| Published 27 August 2009 |
| Atlas Material Testing Technology now offers a complete portfolio of testing services to evaluate the performance, durability and reliability of solar cells and modules. Atlas' ISO 17025 accredited laboratory in Phoenix, AZ offers testing programs for full-scale PV arrays, BIPV, complete modules and individual PV cells in a confidential and secure test site. Performance and Qualification Testing Atlas' Solar Test Center capabilities include many elements of qualification testing to industry standards such as IEC 61215, IEC 61646 and UL 1703. As product development projects expand in scope and expense, testing is required during the R&D process to validate performance and durability. Atlas can perform many of the individual tests required in these standards or custom, proprietary tests to help you understand your product prior to initiating a costly and time consuming certification program. Atlas has the resources to help you qualify your PV products, including: --Custom designed SolarConstant source six luminary solar simulator --Walk-in environmental chamber for temperature and moisture cycling I-V curve tracing measurements --UV pre-conditioning chambers --FLIR thermal imaging and analysis --Outdoor exposure racks --Optical property measurements including hemispherical solar reflectance, transmittance and emissivity Durability and Reliability Testing Atlas is the global leader in weathering testing of materials offering ISO accredited test services to understand the impact of long-term exposure of systems in almost any environment. The Solar Test Center provides proprietary R&D testing and exposure in secure and confidential settings. Services include: --Accelerated artificial weathering and durability testing using fluorescent, metal halide and xenon light sources --Atlas SolarClimatic chamber testing with solar loading and temperature and moisture cycling --Accelerated outdoor testing using EMMAQUA® solar --concentrating system --Ultra-accelerated solar exposure (100x optical) — ideal for concentrated photovoltaic materials and testing --Solar radiometric measurements --Complete System Testing The new Solar Test Center also offers a range of testing options for in-situ testing of complete systems. Solar arrays can be tested grid-tied, under fixed load with periodic performance testing, measurement and evaluation as well as continuous data collection via state-of-the-art data acquisition systems. Other available services: --I-V curve tracing --Spectroradiometric measurements --Complete meteorological and solar measurements --Reference cell and silicon cell sensor measurements |
| Source: Atlas Material Testing |
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