The Solar Test House

“Microelectronics”
Dresden meets Photovoltaics
The Solar Test House
Jörn Brembach 29/10/2008
SGS – competence, independence und
neutrality for more than 125 years.
SGS - Société Générale de Surveillance
verify
test
SGS is today the most
important company in the field
of verification, testing and
certification.
Founded in 1878 in Rouen,
France
53,000 employees
SGS operates a global network of
almost 1200 offices and
laboratories around the world
(140 countries)
certify
consult
turnover 2007: ~3 Bill. EUR
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SGS Institut Fresenius Dresden – Microelectronics
>40 years experience
1961
Foundation „Arbeitsstelle Molekularelektronik“ (AMD)
1970-90
Research and Development Centre Microelectronic
(AMD – IMD – ZFTM – ZMD)
01.10.1990
Foundation „Institut Fresenius Angewandte
Festkörperanalytik GmbH (IFAF)“
2001
Mergers “IFAF” with “Institut Fresenius Chemische und
Biologische Laboratorien”(IF)
2004
Mergers IF with SGS
Consumer Testing Services Microelectronics
2008
meets photovoltaics…
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bottleneck PV- module certification…
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Why “Silicon Saxony” ?
Solar Fab density in middle germany
is the highest worldwide
High Tech product and process experience
(semiconductor industry)
located in the middle of Solar Valley and in the
heart of the European semiconductor industry
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picture: BSW
test synergies by existing lab infrastructure
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serving the value chain of photovoltaic industry
Solar Test House in Dresden, Germany
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Existing competence
SGS Consumer Testing Services
New Service
PV- Module
Test Lab
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SGS Solar Test House is more than an accredited
PV module test lab
SGS Solar Test House
Quality Control Services
PV Test Laboratory
(accr. ISO 17025)
materials quality
thin-film systems quality
IEC 61215, 61730, 61646
process media
electrical properties
certification body (cb)
Consulting / Inspection
SGS add on Services/ Laboratories
preshipment inspection
ISO 9000
ISO 14001
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Test capabilities Solar module testing lab (excerpt)
Optical investigation
Mechanical stress tests (wind, snow)
Climate simulation (heat, humidity, frost)
Hail impact
Electrical properties (sun simulation)
Safety
pictures: ISE, TUV Rh, ISPRA
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competitive (modular) Lab layout
UV- chamber
Hail impact
Steady state sun
simulation
Mechanical test
Push test
Sun Flasher
Optical light investigation
Climate chambers
Wet leakage
I-V curve
Work benches
legend
reserved for growth
Solar Testhouse
Lab equipment
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Customer benefit
most competitive Service Level for IEC cert.
target TAT < 4.5 months (time depending price model)
Services packaging
(every kind of certification and R&D)
Use of worldwide network SGS
(present in all PV markets)
most flexible test equipment
(all module sizes and technologies)
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contact
Jörn Brembach
Project Manager
SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH
CTS Microelectronics
Königsbrücker Landstr. 161
01109 Dresden / Germany
+49 (0) 351 8841 156
joern.brembach@sgs.com
www.ee.sgs.com
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Expertise SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS
-analytical techniques (excerpt)
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