IEC 63092-1:2020

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IEC 63092-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Photovoltaics in buildings –
Part 1: Requirements for building-integrated photovoltaic modules

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ELECTROTECHNICAL
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Application categories . 10
5 Requirements . 11
5.1 Electrotechnical requirements . 11
5.2 Building-related requirements . 12
5.2.1 General . 12
5.2.2 Requirements for products with at least one glass pane . 12
5.2.3 Requirements for products without glass panes . 16
6 Labelling . 19
7 Documentation and declaration of performance . 19
7.1 Data sheet . 19
7.2 Further documentation . 19
8 Modifications (re-test guideline) . 19
Annex A (normative) Building-related requirements on BIPV modules with at least one
glass pane . 20
A.1 General . 20
A.2 Mechanical requirements . 20
A.2.1 Structural design of insulating glass units containing a PV device . 20
A.2.2 Rigidity of laminated glass containing a PV device: . 20
A.2.3 BIPV modules and post-breakage integrity . 21
Bibliography . 22

Figure 1 – Tilt angles of modules considered sloping and non-sloping . 8
Figure 2 – Example of optically representative area of a crystalline silicon-based (top)
and a thin-film (bottom) BIPV module for the calculation method based on spectral
measurements . 10

Table 1 – Application categories . 11
Table 2 – Summary of the building-related requirements from IEC 63092-1 for BIPV
modules with at least one glass pane . 16
Table 3 – Summary of the building-related requirements from IEC 63092-1 for BIPV
modules based on polymer waterproofing sheet or metal sheet. 18

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PHOTOVOLTAICS IN BUILDINGS –
Part 1: Requirements for building-integrated photovoltaic modules

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International Standard IEC 63092-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar
photovoltaic energy systems, in collaboration with ISO technical committee 160: Glass in
building.
This standard is based on EN 50583-1.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
82/1769/FDIS 82/1792/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 63092 series, published under the general title Photovoltaics in
buildings, can be found on the IEC website.

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PHOTOVOLTAICS IN BUILDINGS –
Part 1: Requirements for building-integrated photovoltaic modules

1 Scope
This part of IEC 63092 specifies BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) module requirements
while IEC 63092-2 specifies BIPV system requirements. Both parts specify building
requirements and the applicable electrotechnical requirements (both in general and specific with
respect to module assembly and application category).
This document applies to photovoltaic modules used as building products. It focuses on the
properties of these photovoltaic modules relevant to basic building requirements and the
applicable electro-technical requirements. This document references international standards,
technical reports and guidelines. For some applications, national standards (or regulations) for
building products may also apply in individual countries, which are not explicitly referenced
herein and for which harmonized International Standards are not yet available.
The document is addressed to manufacturers, planners, system designers, installers, testing
institutes and building authorities.
This document does not apply to concentrating photovoltaic modules.
This document addresses requirements on the BIPV modules in the specific ways they are
intended to be mounted but not the mounting structure itself, which is within the scope of
IEC 63092-2.
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 61082-1, Preparation of documents used in electrotechnology – Part 1: Rules
IEC 61215-1, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval –
Part 1: Test requirements
IEC 61215-1-1, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval –
Part 1-1: Special requirements for testing of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules
IEC 61215-1-2, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval –
Part 1-2: Special requirements for testing of thin-film Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) based
photovoltaic (PV) modules
IEC 61215-1-3, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval –
Part 1-3: Special requirements for testing of thin-film amorphous silicon based photovoltaic (PV)
modules
IEC 61215-1-4, Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules – Design qualification and type approval –
Part 1-4: Special requirements for testing of thin-film Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based photovoltaic (PV)
modules
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