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Photovoltaic (PV) systems - Requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance -

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Photovoltaik (PV) Systeme - Anforderungen an Prüfung, Dokumentation und

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2018

ICS 27.160

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems - Requirements for testing,

documentation and maintenance - Part 1: Grid connected
systems - Documentation, commissioning tests and inspection
(IEC 62446-1:2016/A1:2018)

Systèmes photovoltaïques (PV) - Exigences pour les Photovoltaik (PV) Systeme - Anforderungen an Prüfung,
essais, la documentation et la maintenance - Partie 1: Dokumentation und Instandhaltung - Teil 1: Netzgekoppelte
Systèmes connectés au réseau électrique - Documentation, Systeme - Dokumentation, Inbetriebnahmeprüfung und
essais de mise en service et examen Prüfanforderungen
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This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 62446-1:2016; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-09-14. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
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European foreword

The text of document 82/1415/FDIS, future IEC 62446-1:2016/A1, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar
photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 62446-1:2016/A1:2018.

The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2019-06-14
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement

• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-09-14
document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

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EN 62446-1:2016/A1:2018 (E)

Replace the Annex ZA of EN 62446-1:2016 by the following:

Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.

NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60364-6 - Low voltage electrical installations - Part 6:HD 60364-6 -
Verification
IEC 60891 2009 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures forEN 60891
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IEC 61010 series Safety requirements for electricalEN 61010 series
equipment for measurement, control, and
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series Electrical safety in low voltage distributionEN 61557 series
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systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V
d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures
IEC 61730 series Photovoltaic (PV) module safetyEN IEC 61730 series
qualification
IEC 62548 2016 Photovoltaic (PV) arrays - Design- -
requirements

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IEC 62446-1
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Edition 1.0 2018-08

INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1

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FOREWORD

This amendment has been prepared by the IEC technical committee 82: Solar photovoltaic
energy systems.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting

82/1415/FDIS 82/1426/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.

The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
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2 Normative references

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IEC TS 62548:2013, Photovoltaic (PV) arrays – Design requirements

By:

IEC 62548:2016, Photovoltaic (PV) arrays – Design requirements

Add the following new note after IEC 62548:

NOTE In some countries IEC 60364-7-712 is preferred over IEC 62548. Both standards are expected to provide
similar results.

Add the following new normative reference:

IEC 60891:2009, Photovoltaic devices – Procedures for temperature and irradiance

corrections to measured I-V characteristics

3 Terms and definitions

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3.17
string wiring harness
prefabricated cable assembly that aggregates the output of multiple PV string conductors
along a single main cable

Note 1 to entry: The harness may or may not include fusing on the individual string conductors. The wiring
harness typically does not include a disconnect device in line.

Note 2 to entry: An IEC standard for string wiring harnesses is under development.

3.18
Harness Sub Array
HSA
group of PV strings connected in parallel using a string wiring harness

Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this document, the HSA shall have a combined I SC-STC of no greater than
30 A and combine no more than 10 PV strings.

Note 2 to entry: In some subclauses of this document, HSA tests are presented as an alternative to individual
string tests. The 30 A and 10 string limits defined herein set the limit where a HSA test is considered a safe and
valid alternative to individual string tests.

Note 3 to entry: This note applies to the French language only.

4.9 Test results and commissioning data

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5.2.8 DC system – Selection and erection of electrical equipment

e) Delete the first sentence of the note.

5.3.3 Test regimes for systems with module level electronics

Add the following new note at end of this subclause:

NOTE Typically I-V curve testing and electroluminescence inspection are not possible for those systems. Module
level data can be used to find performance problems on module level instead.

5.3.4 Category 1 test regime – All systems

Replace:

d) String open circuit voltage test.

e) String circuit current test (short circuit or operational).