PHOTON Laboratory GmbH

Jülicher Straße 376

52070 Aachen
Germany
Tel.: +49‐241‐4003‐0

Test Report
Photovoltaic module performance measurement
Report number: 10341‐1

PHOTON Laboratory GmbH, Jülicher Straße 376, 52070 Aachen, Germany, Tel.: +49‐241‐4003‐0
Order Information
Order number: 10341
Order date: 2012‐10‐18
Customer number: 343366
Customer address: Znshine PV‐Tech Co., Ltd.
No.1 Zhixi Industry Zone, Jintan Town
213251 Changzhou, Jiangsu Province

Testing facility: Photon Laboratory GmbH

Jülicher Straße 376
52070 Aachen
Responsible: Dr. Andreas Rosenberger

Tests performed
PID‐Test
For the PID‐Test the module’s glass surface is covered with aluminum foil and exposed to a high
negative potential of ‐1,000 V at 25° C for the duration of 168 hours. This arrangement simulates a
module’s active life of a few years in only seven days. Prior to this treatment, the modules'
electrical perfomance is measured at STC, as well as an electroluminescence image is captured,
and the same measurements are repeated after the potential exposition. The comparison of the
mesurement results gives information about the modules' sensitivity to PID.

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Module Data
The modules tested are listed as follows:

Manufacturer: ZNSHINESOLAR
Module model ZX240(30)P
Cell technology poly‐crystalline‐Si
Dimensions 1650 x 992 x 40 mm³
Photon Module‐ID Serial number
10721 8327233926130002
10722 8627233926130001

Total quantity of tested modules: 2

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Module Qualification ‐ PID‐Test
This section gives the measurement results and electromuminescence images prior to and after
the exposition to high‐voltage potential.
Module‐ID: 10721 Potential: ‐1000 V
Test begin: 2012‐10‐17 Duration: 168 hours
Pmpp Vmpp Impp Voc Isc Module Cell Fill‐factor
efficiency efficiency
Initial state results 241.13 W 29.29 V 8.23 A 37.67 V 8.88 A 14.73 % 16.51 % 72.05 %
Post‐test results 242.23 W 29.51 V 8.21 A 37.7 V 8.87 A 14.8 % 16.59 % 72.46 %
Deviation absolute 1.1 W .23 V ‐.03 A .02 V ‐.01 A .07 PP .08 PP .41 PP
Deviation relative .46 % .77 % ‐.32 % .06 % ‐.16 % 0% 0% .01 %

Electroluminescence initial state:

Electroluminescence post‐test:

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Module‐ID: 10722 Potential: ‐1000 V
Test begin: 2012‐10‐17 Duration: 168 hours
Pmpp Vmpp Impp Voc Isc Module Cell Fill‐factor
efficiency efficiency
Initial state results 240.55 W 29.39 V 8.19 A 37.51 V 8.81 A 14.7 % 16.47 % 72.77 %
Post‐test results 238.07 W 29.23 V 8.15 A 37.53 V 8.81 A 14.55 % 16.3 % 72.04 %
Deviation absolute ‐2.47 W ‐.16 V ‐.04 A .02 V ‐.01 A ‐.15 PP ‐.17 PP ‐.73 PP
Deviation relative ‐1.03 % ‐.53 % ‐.5 % .06 % ‐.08 % ‐.01 % ‐.01 % ‐.01 %

Electroluminescence initial state:

Electroluminescence post‐test:

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