New inverter listing process

The following is the new process for listing inverters with the Clean Energy Council (CEC), and has been developed following extensive consultation with industry and relevant stakeholders.
The CEC would like to thank all those who provided comment and feedback on this new inverter listing process. All feedback has been incorporated into a format that we feel will be more user friendly for all involved. The new procedure will capture recent changes to standards and offer more information to designers, installers and end users.
We urge all companies who have products listed on our current inverter list (grid connect and off-grid) to seek testing and re-certification as soon as possible to make sure their compliant products are on the new list, which will be introduced on 16 July 2013.
Steps to list inverters via the new process:
1Applicants must use the online listing form to lodge an application. The CEC will email a link to this form to all inverter listing companies once it is available. Forms must be fully
complete to be accepted by the administrator.
2When completing this form, applicants must attach a Certificates of Approval provided from
a recognised certification organisation, or a Certificate of Suitability from an appropriate
state authority, such as: SAA Approvals, ITACS, SGS Systems, TUV Rheinland, Bureau Veritas, Australian Safety Approvals, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV), Electrical Safety Office (QLD), Office of Fair Trading (NSW).
Listing turnover will be five yearly for Certificates.
Certificates of Approval/Suitability and Test Reports can list multiple inverters or the inverter range.
3Applicants then need to attach their test certificates, which must be from a laboratory that is accredited by NATA or another mutually recognised organisation. A dropdown list of
acceptable organisations will be provided on the online application form.
4Applicants must tick that they agree to three declarations listed on the online application relating to:
1. RCM requirements
2. Firmware/software upgrade
3. Equipment safety
5Applicants then need to complete technical information on the application form, including topology, number of phases, max DC voltage, number of MPPT, MPPT range, rated AC
current and nominal AC power.
6Applicants can upload a specification sheet in PDF format and an automatic calculator will provide CEC maximum array size (based on the CEC Design Guidelines). The manufacturer
can then tick the box to agree that this is within their inverter limits and if not they can
provide their maximum allowable array size.
7After all this information has been provided, applicants will need to pay a nominal fee of $200 +GST per application (up to 10 inverters per application). This payment can be made
online or the CEC can email an invoice to the company.
8The CEC retains the right to delist a product that it deems to be non-compliant and retains the right not to list products due to insufficient or false documentation.
Standards required for CEC equipment listing after 16 July 2013:
Grid connect inverters <30kW (no batteries)
Grid connect inverters >30kW (no batteries)
Off-grid inverters with battery storage (no PV connected directly to inverter)
Multimode inverters GC + OG modes with
battery storage
(no PV connected
directly to inverter) Multimode inverters GC + OG modes with battery storage (PV connected directly to inverter) PV regulators/ charge
controllers/ DC-DC
conditioning equipment
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