EN IEC 62788-5-1:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2020
Merilni postopki za materiale, uporabljene v fotonapetostnih modulih - 5-1. del:
Robna tesnila - Priporočene preskusne metode za materiale robnih tesnil
Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules - Part 5-1: Edge
seals - Suggested test methods for use with edge seal materials
Messverfahren für Werkstoffe, die in Photovoltaik-Modulen verwendet werden - Teil 5-1:
Kantenversiegelung - Empfohlene Prüfverfahren für die Verwendung mit
Kantenversiegelungsmaterialien
Procédures de mesure des matériaux utilisés dans les modules photovoltaïques - Partie
5-1: Joints d'étanchéité périphériques - Méthodes d’essai suggérées pour l’utilisation des
matériaux de joints d'étanchéité périphériques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62788-5-1:2020
ICS:
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
83.140.50 Tesnila Seals
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62788-5-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS 27.160
English Version
Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic
modules - Part 5-1: Edge seals - Suggested test methods for use
with edge seal materials
(IEC 62788-5-1:2020)
Procédures de mesure des matériaux utilisés dans les Messverfahren für Werkstoffe, die in Photovoltaik-Modulen
modules photovoltaïques - Partie 5-1: Joints d'étanchéité verwendet werden - Teil 5-1: Kantenversiegelung -
périphériques - Méthodes d'essai suggérées pour Empfohlene Prüfverfahren für die Verwendung mit
l'utilisation des matériaux de joints d'étanchéité Kantenversiegelungsmaterialien
périphériques (IEC 62788-5-1:2020)
(IEC 62788-5-1:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 82/1658/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62788-5-1, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar
photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 62788-5-1:2020.
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level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-04-23
document have to be withdrawn
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62788-5-1:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 61215 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 61215 (series)
IEC 61730-1:2016 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61730-1:2018 (not modified)

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60112 - Method for the determination of the proof - -
and the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60216-5 - Electrical insulating materials - Thermal - -
endurance properties - Part 5: Determination
of relative temperature index (RTI) of an
insulating material
IEC 60243-1 2013 Electric strength of insulating materials - Test EN 60243-1 2013
methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies
IEC 60243-2 2013 Electric strength of insulating materials - Test EN 60243-2 2014
methods - Part 2: Additional requirements for
tests using direct voltage
IEC 60664-1 - Insulation coordination for equipment within - -
low-voltage supply systems - Part 1:
Principles, requirements and tests
IEC 60695-11-10 - Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames EN 60695-11-10 -
- 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test
methods
IEC 61730-2 2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification EN IEC 61730-2 2018
- Part 2: Requirements for testing
+AC 2018-
IEC 62788-1-2 - Measurement procedures for materials used EN 62788-1-2 -
in photovoltaic modules - Part 1-2:
Encapsulants - Measurement of volume
resistivity of photovoltaic encapsulants and
other polymeric materials
IEC 62788-6-2 - Measurement procedures for materials used - -
in photovoltaic modules - Part 6-2: General
tests - Moisture permeation testing of
polymeric materials
ISO 62 - Plastics - Determination of water absorption EN ISO 62 -
ISO 1133-1 - Plastics - Determination of the melt mass- EN ISO 1133-1 -
flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate
(MVR) of thermoplastics - Part 1: Standard
method
ISO 4587 - Adhesives - Determination of tensile lap- - -
shear strength of rigid-to-rigid bonded
assemblies
ISO 6721-6 - Plastics - Determination of dynamic - -
mechanical properties - Part 6: Shear
vibration - Non-resonance method
ISO 11359-2 - Plastics - Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) - -
- Part 2: Determination of coefficient of linear
thermal expansion and glass transition
temperature
ISO 11443 - Plastics - Determination of the fluidity of - -
plastics using capillary and slit-die
rheometers
ISO 15512 - Plastics - Determination of water content EN ISO 15512 -
IEC/TS 61836 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, - -
definitions and symbols
IEC/TS 62788-2 2017 Measurement procedures for materials used - -
in photovoltaic modules - Part 2: Polymeric
materials - Frontsheets and backsheets
UL 746B - Standard for Polymeric Materials - Long - -
Term Property Evaluations
UL 746C - Polymeric materials - Use in electrical - -
equipment evaluations
ASTM D3835-08 - Standard test methods determination of - -
properties of polymeric materials by means
of a capillary rheometer
ASTM D6869-03 - Standard test method for coulometric and - -
volumetric determination of moisture in
plastics using the Karl Fischer reaction (the
reaction of iodine with water)
ASTM D7191-10 - Standard test method for determination of - -
moisture in plastics by relative humidity
sensor
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Part 5-1: Edge seals – Suggested test methods for use with edge seal materials

Procédures de mesure des matériaux utilisés dans les modules

photovoltaïques –
Partie 5-1: Joints d’étanchéité périphériques – Méthodes d’essai suggérées

pour l’utilisation des matériaux de joints d'étanchéité périphériques

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms,definitions and symbols . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Symbols . 7
4 Recommended tests . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Moisture permeation properties . 7
4.2.1 Moisture breakthrough time . 7
4.2.2 Fickian materials . 7
4.2.3 Non-Fickian materials . 8
4.3 Electrical properties . 8
4.3.1 Dielectric strength of the film . 8
4.3.2 Volume resistivity . 9
4.3.3 Comparative tracking index . 9
4.4 Adhesion testing . 9
4.4.1 General . 9
4.4.2 Lap shear strength . 9
4.4.3 “T” peel test . 10
4.4.4 90° peel test . 11
4.4.5 Butt joint test . 11
4.5 Durability of the materials . 12
4.5.1 Relative thermal endurance . 12
4.5.2 Dielectric strength degradation . 12
4.5.3 Accelerated stress testing . 13
4.6 Flame resistance . 15
4.7 Coefficient of thermal expansion . 15
4.8 Rheological properties . 15
4.8.1 Complex shear modulus . 15
4.8.2 Melt flow rate . 15
4.9 Other data . 15
5 Test report . 15
Bibliography . 17

Figure 1 – Lap shear test sample for proving cemented joint . 10
Figure 2 –Photograph (a)) and schematic (b)) of a z-tensile adhesion test specimen . 12
Figure 3 – Schematic of test structure for RTI or RTE dielectric durability testing . 13
Figure 4 – Test flow for cemented joint evaluation . 14

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Part 5-1: Edge seals –
Suggested test methods for use with edge seal materials

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62788-5-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar
photovoltaic energy systems.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
82/1658/FDIS 82/1689/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 62788 series, published under the general title Measurement
procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules, can be found on the IEC website.

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Part 5-1: Edge seals –
Suggested test methods for use with edge seal materials

1 Scope
This part of IEC 62788 provides procedures for standardized test methods for evaluating the
properties of materials designed to be used as edge seals. When modules are constructed with
impermeable (or extremely low permeability) front- and backsheets designed to protect
moisture-sensitive photovoltaic (PV) materials, there is still the possibility for moisture to get in
from the sides. This moisture ingress pathway can be restricted by using a low-diffusivity
material around the perimeter of a module between the impermeable front- and backsheets.
Alternatively, it can be desirable to use a low-diffusivity encapsulant, which may significantly
reduce moisture ingress over the lifetime of the module, and to evaluate it in a similar way to
an edge seal material.
In addition to restricting moisture ingress, edge seal materials also provide electrical insulation.
To perform these functions, edge seal materials are relied upon to adhere well.
The test methods described in this document are intended to be used to standardize the way
edge seals are evaluated. Only some of these tests are applied for IEC 61215 and IEC 61730,
and that status depends on the specific design. It is not required that all of these tests be
performed, but that if these measurements are made that they be performed as outlined here.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60112, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of
solid insulating materials
IEC 60243-1:2013, Electrical strength of insulating materials – Test methods – Part 1: Tests at
power frequencies
IEC 60243-2:2013, Electrical strength of insulating materials – Test methods – Part 2:
Additional requirements for tests using direct voltage
IEC 60216-5, Electrical insulating materials – Thermal endurance properties – Part 5:
Determination of relative thermal endurance index (RTE) of an insulating material
IEC 60664-1, Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems – Part 1:
Principles, requirements and tests
IEC 60695-11-10, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames – 50 W horizontal and vertical
flame test methods
IEC 61730-2:2016, Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification – Part 2: Requirements for
testing
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IEC TS 61836, Solar photovoltaic energy systems – Terms, definitions and symbols
IEC 62788-1-2, Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules –
Part 1-2: Encapsulants – Measurement of volume resistivity of photovoltaic encapsulants and
other polymeric materials
IEC TS 62788-2:2017, Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules –
Part 2: Polymeric materials – Frontsheets and backsheets
IEC 62788-6-2, Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules –
Part 6-2: General Tests – Moisture permeation testing with polymeric materials
ISO 62, Plastics – Determination of water absorption
ISO 1133-1, Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR)
of thermoplastics – Part 1: Standard method
ISO 4587, Adhesives – Determination of tensile lap-shear strength of rigid-to-rigid bonded
assemblies
ISO 6721-6, Plastics – Determination of dynamic mechanical properties – Part 6: Shear
vibration – Non-resonance method
ISO 11359-2, Plastics – Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) – Part 2: Determination of
coefficient of linear thermal expansion and glass transition temperature
ISO 11443, Plastics – Determination of the fluidity of plastics using capillary and slit-die
rheometers
ISO 15512, Plastics – Determination of w
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