本文件规定了适用于露天气候下长期运行的地面光伏组件的设计鉴定要求。合格模块的使用寿命取决于其设计、环境和运行条件。测试结果不能解释为模块寿命的定量预测。 在第九十八百分位工作温度超过70°C的气候条件下，用户建议考虑IEC TS 63126中描述的更高温度测试条件的测试。建议用户期望具有较低寿命期望的PV产品的资格，以考虑在IEC 63163（正在开发）中描述的用于消费电子产品中的PV的测试。 希望获得IEC 61215中测试的特性在制造产品中一致出现的信心的用户可能希望利用IEC 62941中有关光伏制造质量系统的规定。 本文件适用于所有基于薄膜Cu（In，Ga）（S，Se）2的地面平板模块。因此，本标准规定了本技术试验的特殊要求，补充了IEC 61215-1:2021和IEC 61215-2:2021的试验要求。 本文件不适用于使用集中阳光的模块，尽管其可用于低浓缩器模块（1至3个太阳）。对于低浓度模块，使用设计浓度下预期的辐照度、电流、电压和功率水平执行所有测试。 本试验顺序的目的是确定模块的电气特性，并在合理的成本和时间限制范围内，尽可能证明模块能够承受户外长期暴露。根据经验，加速试验条件以重现选定的现场观察故障所需的条件为基础，并在模块类型中同等适用。加速因子可能随产品设计而变化，因此并非所有降解机制都会表现出来。有关加速试验方法（包括术语定义）的更多一般信息，请参见IEC 62506。 一些长期退化机制只能通过部件测试合理地检测到，这是因为产生故障需要很长时间，并且需要在大面积上产生昂贵的应力条件。 通过添加IEC 61215-1中的表1，已达到足够成熟度以设定高置信度合格/不合格标准的部件测试被纳入IEC 61215系列。相反，本系列IEC 61215-2中所述的试验程序是在模块上进行的。 本文件定义了根据IEC 61215-1:2021和IEC 61215-2:2021对测试程序和要求进行的光伏技术相关修改。

This document lays down requirements for the design qualification of terrestrial photovoltaic modules suitable for long-term operation in open-air climates. The useful service life of modules so qualified will depend on their design, their environment and the conditions under which they are operated. Test results are not construed as a quantitative prediction of module lifetime. In climates where 98th percentile operating temperatures exceed 70 °C, users are recommended to consider testing to higher temperature test conditions as described in IEC TS 63126. Users desiring qualification of PV products with lesser lifetime expectations are recommended to consider testing designed for PV in consumer electronics, as described in IEC 63163 (under development). Users wishing to gain confidence that the characteristics tested in IEC 61215 appear consistently in a manufactured product may wish to utilize IEC 62941 regarding quality systems in PV manufacturing. This document is intended to apply to all thin-film Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based terrestrial flat plate modules. As such it addresses special requirements for testing of this technology supplementing IEC 61215-1:2021 and IEC 61215-2:2021 requirements for testing. This document does not apply to modules used with concentrated sunlight although it may be utilized for low concentrator modules (1 to 3 suns). For low concentration modules, all tests are performed using the irradiance, current, voltage and power levels expected at the design concentration. The object of this test sequence is to determine the electrical characteristics of the module and to show, as far as possible within reasonable constraints of cost and time, that the module is capable of withstanding prolonged exposure outdoors. Accelerated test conditions are empirically based on those necessary to reproduce selected observed field failures and are applied equally across module types. Acceleration factors may vary with product design and thus not all degradation mechanisms may manifest. Further general information on accelerated test methods including definitions of terms may be found in IEC 62506. Some long-term degradation mechanisms can only reasonably be detected via component testing, due to long times required to produce the failure and necessity of stress conditions that are expensive to produce over large areas. Component tests that have reached a sufficient level of maturity to set pass/fail criteria with high confidence are incorporated into the IEC 61215 series via addition to Table 1 in IEC 61215-1. In contrast, the tests procedures described in this series, in IEC 61215-2, are performed on modules. This document defines PV technology dependent modifications to the testing procedures and requirements per IEC 61215-1:2021 and IEC 61215-2:2021.