JA Solar, manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, recently announced that its polycrystalline RIECIUM module passed the 500-hour Potential Induced Degradation (PID) Test conducted by TÜV SÜD, a world leader in testing and certification services.
The tests were conducted under extreme conditions of 85°C, 85% relative humidity and 1,000 volts of systemvoltage bias, with results showing less than 2% power degradation. These results are in accordance with the company’s previous assurance that its RIECIUM modules are capable of passing double standard IEC62804 PID tests, which are conducted under the same conditions for 92 hours.
“By passing the 500-hour PID Test with our RIECIUM modules, JA Solar has reached yet another milestone in terms of our ability to produce highly reliable solar products,” says Yong Liu, chief operation officer of JA Solar. “This new test result is a further testament to JA Solar’s efforts to push the boundaries of PV technology.”
The RIECIUM module, launched by JA Solar earlier this February, has a color close to mono-crystalline module. The average conversion efficiency of RIECIUM modules currently in production has surpassed 18.6%, while power output has reached 270W, 10W higher than the industry average.
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