Recently, the National Center for Quality Supervision and Inspection of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Products (CPTC) of CTC successfully passed the IECEE PV Module Testing Laboratory assessment and officially became a CB Testing Laboratory of TÜV Rheinland Japan.

IECEE is an international certification organization operating under the authorization of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), with the full name "IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components." The CB Scheme is a global mutual recognition system for electrotechnical products established by IECEE. After an enterprise obtains a CB Test Certificate issued by a National Certification Body (NCB) and the test report of its cooperating CB Testing Laboratory, when applying for certification in other countries, it can be exempted from repetitive testing and obtain recognition from certification bodies of other member countries, thereby obtaining market access to that country. Therefore, the CB Scheme reduces trade barriers caused by various certification rules and eliminates the time delays and cost increases brought to enterprises by repetitive testing and certification.

As the NCB of the PV Center of CTC, TÜV Rheinland Japan fully guided the preparation work for this application. Through this CB Testing Laboratory assessment, the PV Center has significantly improved its personnel technical capabilities, scientific research literacy, inspection level, and quality management level. More than ten types of PV module testing equipment independently developed by the Center with intellectual property rights, including hail testers, static load testers, and shot bag impact testers, have been recognized and affirmed by international experts in the same industry.

After the PV Center of CTC became a CB Testing Laboratory, it will provide enterprises with IECEE CB Scheme testing services for PV modules, enabling enterprises to enter the international market more conveniently and quickly. CTC will work together with the entire PV industry to create a better future.