This laboratory provides performance, durability and reliability tests for solar thermal collectors, solar thermal systems, photovoltaic panels, as well as thermal conductivity for insulation materials.
Solar thermal test
According to ISO 9806 standard
- Solar thermal collector performance
- Determination of the effective thermal capacity and the time constant
Solar thermal collector reliability tests
According to ISO 9806/ EN 12975-1 standard
- Exposure and half-exposure test
- Standard stagnation temperature.
- Internal thermal shock test.
- External thermal shock test.
- Rain penetration test.
- Freeze resistance
- Mechanical load test with positive or negative pressure.
- Impact resistance test.
Solar thermal systems performance tests
According to EN 9459-5 standard
- System performance characterization by means of whole-system tests and computer simulation.
Solar thermal system reliability tests
According to EN 12976 standard
- Pressure resistance test.
- Over temperature protection test.
- Mechanical load test.
- Water contamination.
- Lightning protection.
- Safety equipment.
- Labeling.
- Reverse flow protection.
- Electrical safety.
Photovoltaic panels tests
According to IEC 61730, IEC 61215
- Visual inspection test
- Cyclic and Static mechanical load test.
- Module breakage test.
- Outdoor exposure test.
- Peel test.
- Hail test.
- Durability of markings test.
Insulation materials for building purposes
- Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate (according to EN 12667).
- Determination of thickness (according to ISO 823).
