SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2005 CFV SOLAR TEST LABORATORY, INC. 5600 Ste. A University Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Mr. Steve Dudden (Authorized Representative) Phone: 505 998 0309 Email: Steve.Dudden@cfvsolar.com Ms. Kathleen Connors (Deputy Authorized Representative) Phone: 505 998 0100 Email: Kathleen.Connors@cfvsolar.com SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Valid to: June 30, 2016 Certificate Number: 3301.01 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 61853-1 Visual Inspection IEC 61215, Clause 10.1; IEC 61646, Clause 10.1; IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.1; IEC 62108, Clause 10.1; UL Subject 8703-29 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 60904-1; IEC 60904-3; ANSI/UL 1703-20; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.3; UL Subject 8703-30; UL Subject 8703-32.1 & 32.2 (A2LA Cert. No. 3301.01) 11/10/2014 Page 1 of 4
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 61730-2 (MST 17); IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.6 (MST 16); ANSI/UL 1703-21; ANSI/UL 1703-26; ANSI/UL 1703-27; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.4, 5.9, 5.10; UL Subject 8703-33 Temperature Coefficients IEC 61215, Clause 10.4; IEC 61646, Clause 10.4; IEC 60891 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 8703-55 Hot Spot Endurance IEC 61215, Clause 10.9; IEC 62108, Clause 10.17; IEC 61646, Clause 10.9; ANSI/UL 1703-39; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.21; UL Subject 8703-49 UV Preconditioning / Conditioning IEC 61215, Clause 10.10; IEC 62108, Clause 10.15; IEC 61646, Clause 10.10; UL Subject 8703-54 Thermal Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.11; IEC 62108, Clause 10.6; IEC 61646, Clause 10.11; ANSI/UL 1703-35; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.17; UL Subject 8703-44 Humidity-Freeze Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.12; IEC 62108, Clause 10.8; IEC 61646, Clause 10.12; ANSI/UL 1703-36; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.18; UL Subject 8703-46 Damp Heat Cycling IEC 61215, Clause 10.13; IEC 62108, Clause 10.7; IEC 61646, Clause 10.13; UL Subject 8703-45 (A2LA Cert. No. 3301.01) 11/10/2014 Page 2 of 4
Robustness of Terminations / Terminals / Strain Relief Test IEC 61215, Clause 10.14; IEC 62108, Clause 10.12; IEC 61646, Clause 10.14; ANSI/UL 1703-22, 29; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.5, 5.11; UL Subject 8703-34, 39 Mechanical Load IEC 61215, Clause 10.16; IEC 62108, Clause 10.13; IEC 61646, Clause 10.16; ANSI/UL 1703-41; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.23; UL Subject 8703-50 Hail Test IEC 61215, Clause 10.17; IEC 62108, Clause 10.9; IEC 61646, Clause 10.17 Bypass/Blocking Diode Thermal Testing IEC 61215, Clause 10.18; IEC 62108, Clause 10.11; IEC 61646, Clause 10.18; UL Subject 8703-52 Light Soaking IEC 61646, Clause 10.19 Water Spray IEC 62108, Clause 10.10; ANSI/UL 1703-33; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec 5.15; UL Subject 8703-42 Push Test ANSI/UL 1703-23; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.6; UL Subject 8703-35 Accessibility IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.2 (MST 11); ANSI/UL 1703-15; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 4.10; UL Subject 8703-16 Surface Cut IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.3 (MST 12); ANSI/UL 1703-24; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.7; UL Subject 8703-36 Ground Continuity IEC 62108, Clause 10.3; IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.4 (MST 13); ANSI/UL 1703-25; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.8; UL Subject 8703-37 Impulse Voltage IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.5 (MST 14) (A2LA Cert. No. 3301.01) 11/10/2014 Page 3 of 4
Temperature Test IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.7 (MST 21); ANSI/UL 1703-19; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.2; UL Subject 8703-31 Reverse Current Overload IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.9 (MST 26); ANSI/UL 1703-28; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.11; UL Subject 8703-38 Module Breakage IEC 61730-2, Clause 10.10 (MST 32) Impact Test ANSI/UL 1703-30; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.12, 5.13; UL Subject 8703-40 Wiring Compartment Securement ANSI/UL 1703-42; ULC/ORD C1703, Sec. 5.21; UL Subject 8703-51 Creepage and Clearance IEC 61730-1 (Clause 9) Off-Axis Beam Damage IEC 62108, Clause 10.14; UL Subject 8703-53 The following IEC documents make use of, or relate to, selected tests from the above list of methods for which accreditation is granted: IEC 60904-2 (Photovoltaic devices Part 2: Requirements for reference solar cells), IEC 60904-3 (Photovoltaic devices Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data), IEC 60904-6 (Photovoltaic devices Part 6: Requirements for reference solar modules), IEC 60904-7 (Photovoltaic devices Part 7: Computation of spectral mismatch error introduced in the test of a photovoltaic device), IEC 60904-9 (Photovoltaic devices Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements), and IEC 60904-10 (Photovoltaic devices Part 10: Methods of linear measurement). (A2LA Cert. No. 3301.01) 11/10/2014 Page 4 of 4
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 2014. President & CEO For the Accreditation Council Certificate Number 3301.01 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.