Outdoor endurance

Testing standards: Solar PV systems need to be able to withstand at least 25 years of outdoor operation, and investors require proof that components can live up to these expectations before a PV project can get underway. Huawei’s Global Compliance and Testing Center has developed a rigorous set of standards to prove the endurance of its inverters and components.
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Huawei’s 10×4 meter semi-anechoic chamber, at the Global Compliance and Testing Center in Shanghai. | Image: Huawei

As solar PV technology spreads into more and more global regions, the systems must withstand all kinds of extreme weather conditions, from scorching desert heat to bitter cold winters, and everything in between, including sand storms, heavy rain, salt mist, high humidity, and high-altitude conditions, to name but a few.To ensure that this level of …

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