Damp Heat Test Chamber - Solar

Thriving solar energy market and increasing competition has raised the reliability and performance standards for photovoltaic modules. Manufacturers must ensure their photovoltaic (PV) modules are robust, reliable and able to consistently deliver the guaranteed rated power even under more severe climactic conditions. CME’s environmental chambers will tremendously help you in this process of developing a reliable PV modules /solar panels at fraction of cost.

Damp heat Test is performed according to IEC 61215 and IEC 61646.The purpose of this test is to determine the ability of the PV module to withstand the effect of long-term penetration of humidity. PV modules are subjected to temperature 85°C and relative humidity 85 % for 1000 h in the climatic chamber.

Damp-heat test can prove the reduction of durability resistance of PV modules to long-term effect of humidity. PV modules with damaged PV cells, after the test, have significantly decreased power of PV module.

Description	Specification
Workspace Dimensions - WxDxH
mm	2000	x	2000	x	2000
In	79	x	79	x	79
Volume
Ltr	8000
Cuft	283
Temperature Range
°C	10		To		100
°F	50		To		212
Ramp Rates
Cooling °C/min	2
Heating °C/min	2

Communication

Ethernet

Ethernet capability to remotely monitor and control the chamber.

USB

USB Type-A host port to connect a keyboard or mouse or download CSV data via pen drive [max 2GB] USB Type-B data port for connection to PC for software upgrade and access memory card storage

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Web Server

Built-in web server allows remote view or control from any internet connected PC, tablet or smart phone

NI Lab view

The communication which used is MODBUS RTU protocol, which is an international standard for communication in process instrumentation and automation. Necessary changes to be made in the user’s software to communicate this in MODBUS RTU universal protocol. This feature can be used manual mode only.

Hardware

Enhanced with modular controller integrating multi-zone PID control and data acquisition. SIMATIC programmable logic controller. Touch screen controller, PLC and other controller components are of a generic make with an OEM software. Free software upgrades up to one year.

Memory

SD card of 2GB memory will store all the test program data and also the diagnostic data. This card is accessible by USB and Ethernet.

Digital Events

1 digital output for switching test specimen via potential free contacts, load max. 24 VDC, 5A

Programming & Report Generation

Programs

99 independent programs can be stored with name and number. Each of these programs have segments which can be looped to a previous segment and repeated up to 999 cycles, creating almost unlimited number of segments The chamber can be operated in manual mode, where the set point can directly be changed in the home screen The ramp rate can be set as a value in °C/min or ramp time Graphical representation of the temperature program The time is logged only when the set valve is within the band.

Trend Graph

Real time trend graph for temperature set value, temperature process value, humidity set value and humidity process value. Options of zoom in/out, pan and individual plot selection

Safety & Security

Security

Multi level security of guest, user, admin and factory level users with individual password protection All settings can be reset to factory defaults using admin login

PID

6 zone based PID’s with auto recall of PID based on type of program, segment and zone can be set. Each of these PID’s can be set by using the auto tune feature or manually based on user’s requirements.

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Process Mimic

Graphical representation of the working of the chamber, with live status of all the components, including the current temperature/humidity process values, compressor suction/discharge pressures and return gas temperature