What is CEC?
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia is a non-profit trade association of clean energy industry in Australia, which mainly provides operating funds through member fees. The association aims to establish and advocate policies to accelerate the development of clean energy technology. CEC has in-depth cooperation with local state and national governments in Australia to solve the technical, policy and financial challenges faced by the industry. At the same time, CEC also provides a series of services and business cooperation opportunities to its members, installers, retailers and other cleaning industry collaborators.
2CEC listing and requirements
CEC listing means that the components have met the as/nzs5033 standard of Australia and New Zealand, which is included in as3000 standard and implemented in state legislation.
3Component certification requirements
Photovoltaic modules need to pass the certification of the latest IEC standards:
IEC 61215-1: 2016 Part 1: Test requirements
IEC 61215-1-1: 2016 Special requirements for testing of crystalline silicon PV modules
IEC 61215-1-2: 2016 Special requirements for testing of CdTe PV modules
IEC 61215-1-3: 2016 Special requirements for testing of a-Si PV modules
IEC 61215-1-4: 2016 Special requirements for testing of Cu(In,GA)(S,Se2) PV modules
IEC 61215-2: 2016 Test Procedures
IEC 61730-1: 2016
IEC 61730-2: 2016
Following the ultimatum issued by CEC Australia on November 1, 2016, CEC issued the requirements for the certification of the new iec2016 standard again on January 20, 2017.
4The schedule for the transition requirements of CEC listed IEC new standards by the Australian clean energy commission is as follows
All applications for crystalline silicon components must meet the requirements of the above new IEC standards from September 1st, 2017.
All applications for new film components must comply with the requirements of the above new IEC standards from January 1, 2018.
All listed crystalline silicon components must meet the requirements of the above new IEC standards from February 1st, 2018.
All listed membrane components must meet the requirements of the above new IEC standards from April 1st, 2018.
5Iec61730-2:2016 mst-23 fire test requirements
The new standard requires that all components used in buildings should pass the mst-23 fire test, and the CEC listing requires that components should meet the certification of ul790 fire rating C or above
6CEC listed to accept the new standard certification
From January 19, 2017, the new standard can be used to apply for CEC listing.
The certificate issuer is required to be listed in NCB (national certification body) in IECEE
The model of CEC components applied for shall be within the model range certified by the certificate
Each component model has a unique component code, including power information
The certification body is required to carry out factory inspection on a regular basis to ensure that the factory meets the standards and maintain the validity of the certificate
The components meet the requirements of application class A in safety class IEC 61730
The components meet the requirements of fire protection class C or above
The certified testing laboratory is a CB laboratory listed in IECEE
