Suntech Power Holdings today announced that its solar modules have passed the blowing sand test based on DIN EN 60068-2-68 LC2 by SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and Certification Company.
The SGS test result confirms that Suntech’s solar modules are suitable for solar installations in desert regions.
To determine the effects on solar panels of dust and sand suspended in air, SGS’s desert dust test simulates the erosion effects of high-velocity sand particles within dust chambers. Pulses of compressed air are blown through a manifold located in the bottom of a collection trough, forcing dust up and over the solar module.
Suntech solar modules passed the maximum power determination, the insulation test and the wet leakage current test.
