Quality Beyond Expectations
Table Of Contents
- Slide Number 1
- Contents
- Introduction
- REC Group – A leading, global solar company
- Vertically integrated manufacturing
- REC’s competitive advantage – minimum transport
- Slide Number 7
- Product Qualification and Testing
- International standards
- Certification results above industry standards
- Pushing the standards
- What is REC’s Combined Cycle Test?
- Internal qualification results above IEC standards
- REC goes further - Extended Qualification
- Extended qualification results double IEC Standards
- How does REC carry out its qualification?
- REC’s internal laboratory
- Other signs of quality
- Environmental and Quality Standards
- Slide Number 20
- Ensuring quality in the field
- REC’s test systems
- Proven performance in India
- Proven performance in Singapore
- Proven performance in Europe
- Reliability and Durability Model (RAD)
- Predicting and analysing degradation using models
- Slide Number 28
- Foundations for quality
- RBS and RPDM supporting quality and predictability
- RBS controls quality through all key inputs
- A highly automated manufacturing process
- In-process automated checks
- Slide Number 34
- Third party bankability audits
- Black & Veatch conclusions
- Mott MacDonald conclusions
- Summary of report findings*
- Slide Number 39
- The REC warranty
- REC’s low customer claims level is evidence of quality
- REC takes warranty claims seriously
- Summary
- Slide Number 44
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Certification results above industry standards
The performance of REC panels during certification is far higher than the IEC
certification threshold. As REC has strict internal qualification test requirements,
passing the certification test is straightforward.
Legend:
UV – Ultraviolet test
TC – Thermal Cycle
DH – Damp Heat
HF – Humidity Freeze
MLT – Mechanical Load Test
HS – Hotspot
average
maximum
minimum
IEC Pass Criteria (≤ 5%)
REC Pass Criteria
UV
20 kWh
TC200
-40 to +85°C
DH1000
85°C
85% hum
MLT
5400 Pa
HS
% Power loss
Certification Test Results
Power loss margin
HF10
-40 to +85°C
85% hum