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W elcome to ASU-PTL
The only Lab in the United States accredited for PV Design Qualification and Type Approval

 
 

An ISO 17025 accredited testing lab, the Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory @ Arizona State University (ASU-PTL) is a world-renowned independent PV testing laboratory that has been serving  the community since 1992. It provides PV design qualification and type certification  service per IEC 61215, IEC 61646, and IEEE 1262 standards; and PV safety testing services per UL 1703 and (soon) IEC 61730 standards.

Additionally, long-term outdoor  exposure testing services in desert environments and specific engineering testing services related to flat-plate and concentrator photovoltaic modules are provided.

 


News & Events

September 24 - 27, 2007
Solar Power 2007

The Solar Power 2007 that took place in Long Beach, CA from 9/24/07 to 9/27/07 was billed as "America’s Largest Business to Business Solar Event". ASU-PTL was part of the show.

ASU-PTL booth in images

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Press Releases

September 28, 2007
Accredited for IEC 61730-2

Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory - accredited for IEC 61730-2 module safety tests. The Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory is pleased to announce its accreditation to test modules in accordance with the IEC 61730-2 PV module safety qualification standard. PTL first achieved this accreditation on January 30, 2007 and has been performing IEC 61730-2 module safety tests for many manufacturers since.

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Qualification Testing
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Development Projects
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If you are a PV manufacturer and wish to sell your product anywhere in the World, then you need a design qualification certificate, in addition to the safety listing. ASU-PTL offers IEC 61215 (mono & poly crystalline silicon technologies), IEC 61646 (thin film technologies), IEEE 1513 (concentrator technology), UL1703 (safety testing), and IEC 61730 services.

Want to evaluate the long term performance, reliability, and durability of your PV products? Want to test the stability of your EVA formulation? etc. Our Long Term Outdoor Exposure testing program is designed for you. With over 300 sunny days a year and an experienced staff, ASU-PTL is the ideal place for such evaluation.

The desire to support and develop the photovoltaic (PV) and Fuel Cell technologies is the driving force behind ASU-PTL activities. In addition to providing testing services to the PV community, ASU-PTL is involved in PV and Fuel Cells Research & Development; Academia through University curriculum development and teaching; Educational outreach; etc.

With our Online Resource Access, you can now check the status of your projects, submit a service request, make inquiries, and a lot more ... simply by clicking; all you need is to Register @ ORA.
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