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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Extended qualification results double IEC Standards
Even at double the IEC test conditions, REC solar panels perform within the
industry standard pass criteria.
% Power loss
REC Extended Qualification Test Results
TC400
-40 to +85°C
DH2000
85°C
85% hum
HF40
-40 to +85°C
85% hum
2 x IEC requirements
Legend:
TC – Thermal Cycle
DH – Damp Heat
HF – Humidity Freeze
average
maximum
minimum
IEC pass criteria (≤ 5%)