Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification – Part 9-6: Integrated system – Selection of Photovoltaic Individual Electrification Systems (PV-IES) (Edition 1.0)
The purpose of this part of IEC 62257 is to propose simple selection procedure and cheap@ comparative tests which can be performed in laboratories of developing countries@ in order to identify the most suitable model of small Photovoltaic Individual Electrification Systems (PVIES) up to 500 Wp for a particular rural electrification project from a number of products submitted for test. It is different of the scope of IEC 62124@ Photovoltaic (PV) stand alone systems ?C Design verification@ which provides guidance for verifying the design of stand-alone PV systems and indoor and outdoor tests in order to evaluate the performance of PV systems including PV generator@ battery storage and loads such as lights@ TV sets@ and refrigerators. The tests provided in IEC 62257-9-6 allow assessment of the performance of a PV-IES according to the requirement of the General Specification (GS) of the project (see IEC/TS 62257-2) and to verify their ability to provide the required service. They should be performed locally@ as close as possible to the real site operating conditions. This document is not a type approval standard. It is a technical specification to be used as guidelines and does not replace any existing IEC standard on PV systems.