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System checks for seemingly intact systems

DC inspection: Its quality check service for PV systems offers energy provider Eon insights into the quality of PV plants, even systems that appear to be trouble-free. PV system owners including those that are unaware of any defects or reduced yield have gladly take advantage of the service.

By

Mirco Sieg

11 May 2016

Testing institutions like TÜV, or insurance companies generally take a dim view of the quality of PV systems and see plenty of room for improvement. But such organizations are usually only called in once someone has noticed a drop in yield or some other deficiency. The sample of systems they see can bias the fault …

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