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Title: Photovoltaic module certification/laboratory accreditation criteria development: Implementation handbook

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/285497· OSTI ID:285497
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  3. SC-International, Inc., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  4. RD Associates, Tempe, AZ (United States)

This document covers the second phase of a two-part program. Phase I provided an overview of the structure and function of typical product certification/laboratory accreditation programs. This report (Phase H) provides most of the draft documents that will be necessary for the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) module certification/laboratory accreditation program. These include organizational documents such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules of procedure, as well as marketing and educational program documents. In Phase I, a 30-member criteria development committee was established to guide, review and reach a majority consensus regarding criteria for a PV certification/laboratory accreditation program. Committee members represented PV manufacturers, end users, standards and codes organizations, and testing laboratories. A similar committee was established for Phase II; the criteria implementation committee consisted of 29 members. Twenty-one of the Phase I committee members also served on the Phase II committee, which helped to provide program continuity during Phase II.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
285497
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-412-21291; ON: DE96007895; TRN: 96:005071
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English