CSA C22.2 NO. 63092-2:24

CSA Preface

This is the first edition of CSA C22.2 No. 63092-2, Photovoltaics in buildings — Part 2: Requirements for building-integrated photovoltaic systems, which is an adoption, with Canadian deviations, of the identically titled IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 63092-2 (first edition, 2020-09). It is one in a series of Standards issued by CSA Group under Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as “CSA C22.2 No. 63092-2” throughout. This Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with CSA C22.2 No. 63092-1:24, Photovoltaics in buildings — Part 1: Requirements for building-integrated photovoltaic modules (adopted IEC 63092-1:2020, with Canadian deviations). This Standard is considered suitable for use for conformity assessment within the stated scope of the Standard. The Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Subcommittee on Building-Integrated Photovoltaics, under the jurisdiction of the CSA Technical Committee on Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems, the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Performance, Energy Efficiency, and Renewables, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

IEC 63092-1 specifies BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaic) module requirements while this document 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 systems that are integrated into buildings with the photovoltaic modules used as building products. It focuses on the properties of these photovoltaic systems relevant to basic building requirements and the applicable electrotechnical 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 here and for which harmonized International Standards are not yet available. This document is addressed to manufacturers, planners, system designers, installers, testing institutes and building authorities. This document does not apply to concentrating photovoltaic systems or photovoltaic systems using concentrating photovoltaic modules. This document addresses requirements on the BIPV systems in the specific ways they are intended to be mounted and the mounting structure, but not the BIPV module itself, which is within the scope of IEC 63092-1.