SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005

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1 SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005 CFV SOLAR TEST LABORATORY, INC Ste. A University Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM Mr. Steve Dudden (Authorized Representative) Phone: Steve.Dudden@cfvsolar.com Ms. Kathleen Connors (Deputy Authorized Representative) Phone: Kathleen.Connors@cfvsolar.com SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Valid to: June 30, 2016 Certificate Number: In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA accreditation is granted to this laboratory to perform the following tests on Photovoltaic Modules: Test Technology: Preconditioning IEC 61215, Clause 5; IEC 61646, Clause 5; IEC 62108, Clause 6 Module Performance Testing and Energy Rating (Irradiance, Temperature Performance Measurements, Power Ratings) IEC Visual Inspection IEC 61215, Clause 10.1; IEC 61646, Clause 10.1; IEC , Clause 10.1; IEC 62108, Clause 10.1; UL Subject Electrical Performance, I-V Characteristics & Max Power (at STC, NOCT, or Low Irradiance) IEC 61215, Clause 10.2, 10.6, 10.7; IEC 61646, Clause 10.2, 10.7; IEC 62108, Clause 10.2; IEC ; IEC ; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.3; UL Subject ; UL Subject & 32.2 (A2LA Cert. No ) 11/10/2014 Page 1 of 4

2 Electrical Insulation (Wet or Dry) IEC 61215, Clause 10.3, 10.15; IEC 61646, Clause 10.3, 10.15; IEC 62108, Clause 10.4, 10.5; IEC (MST 17); IEC , Clause 10.6 (MST 16); ANSI/UL ; ANSI/UL ; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.4, 5.9, 5.10; UL Subject Temperature Coefficients IEC 61215, Clause 10.4; IEC 61646, Clause 10.4; IEC Nominal Operating Cell Temperature IEC 61215, Clause 10.5; IEC 61646, Clause 10.5 Outdoor Exposure IEC 61215, Clause 10.8; IEC 62108, Clause 10.16; IEC 61646, Clause 10.8; UL Subject Hot Spot Endurance IEC 61215, Clause 10.9; IEC 62108, Clause 10.17; IEC 61646, Clause 10.9; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.21; UL Subject UV Preconditioning / Conditioning IEC 61215, Clause 10.10; IEC 62108, Clause 10.15; IEC 61646, Clause 10.10; UL Subject Thermal Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.11; IEC 62108, Clause 10.6; IEC 61646, Clause 10.11; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.17; UL Subject Humidity-Freeze Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.12; IEC 62108, Clause 10.8; IEC 61646, Clause 10.12; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.18; UL Subject Damp Heat Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.13; IEC 62108, Clause 10.7; IEC 61646, Clause 10.13; UL Subject (A2LA Cert. No ) 11/10/2014 Page 2 of 4

3 Robustness of Terminations / Terminals / Strain Relief Test IEC 61215, Clause 10.14; IEC 62108, Clause 10.12; IEC 61646, Clause 10.14; ANSI/UL , 29; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.5, 5.11; UL Subject , 39 Mechanical Load IEC 61215, Clause 10.16; IEC 62108, Clause 10.13; IEC 61646, Clause 10.16; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.23; UL Subject Hail Test IEC 61215, Clause 10.17; IEC 62108, Clause 10.9; IEC 61646, Clause Bypass/Blocking Diode Thermal Testing IEC 61215, Clause 10.18; IEC 62108, Clause 10.11; IEC 61646, Clause 10.18; UL Subject Light Soaking IEC 61646, Clause Water Spray IEC 62108, Clause 10.10; ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.15; UL Subject Push Test ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.6; UL Subject Accessibility IEC , Clause 10.2 (MST 11); ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 4.10; UL Subject Surface Cut IEC , Clause 10.3 (MST 12); ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.7; UL Subject Ground Continuity IEC 62108, Clause 10.3; IEC , Clause 10.4 (MST 13); ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.8; UL Subject Impulse Voltage IEC , Clause 10.5 (MST 14) (A2LA Cert. No ) 11/10/2014 Page 3 of 4

4 Temperature Test IEC , Clause 10.7 (MST 21); ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.2; UL Subject Reverse Current Overload IEC , Clause 10.9 (MST 26); ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.11; UL Subject Module Breakage IEC , Clause (MST 32) Impact Test ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.12, 5.13; UL Subject Wiring Compartment Securement ANSI/UL ; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.21; UL Subject Creepage and Clearance IEC (Clause 9) Off-Axis Beam Damage IEC 62108, Clause 10.14; UL Subject The following IEC documents make use of, or relate to, selected tests from the above list of methods for which accreditation is granted: IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 2: Requirements for reference solar cells), IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data), IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 6: Requirements for reference solar modules), IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 7: Computation of spectral mismatch error introduced in the test of a photovoltaic device), IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements), and IEC (Photovoltaic devices Part 10: Methods of linear measurement). (A2LA Cert. No ) 11/10/2014 Page 4 of 4

5 A2LA has accredited CFV SOLAR TEST LABORATORY, INC. Albuquerque, NM for technical competence in the field of Sustainable Energy Testing This laboratory is accredited in accordance with the recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system (refer to joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué dated 8 January 2009). Presented this 10 th day of November President & CEO For the Accreditation Council Certificate Number Valid to June 30, 2016 For the tests or types of tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory s Sustainable Energy Scope of Accreditation.