2. About ELIOSYS
ELIOSYS sa, located at Liège, was created in
August 2009.
This private company
is the result of a research
project initiated by Belgium
Research Centers and the
University of Liège.

3. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is an accredited testing
laboratory specialized in
environmental testing
Environmental testing concern:
- Temperature - Humidity
- Solar irradiation - Wind effect
- Hail - Sand and salt
- ...

4. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS’s technologies can simulate
all kind of climate circumstances from …
the desert of Sahara to the Siberian field
Temperature : -70C° To 120 C°
Humidity : 30% To 90%
Solar irradiation : 50 to 1200 W/m²

5. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is specialized in :
- Photovoltaic testing and engineering
Accredited laboratory and certification lab for IEC 61215,
IEC 61646,
IEC 61730.
o Performance ( STC, NOCT and custom condition)
o Aging (UV and Thermal)
o Mechanical (pression & depression, shock, scratch, …)
o Electrical (performance and safety)
432-TEST

6. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is specialized in :
- Solar Heater testing
(EN 12975, EN 12976 and EN 12977 - accrediation in 2012)
o Performance ( STC and custom condition)
o Aging (UV and Thermal)
o Mechanical (pression, shock, scratch, …)
o Hydraulic (performance and safety)

7. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is specialized in :
- Heat Pump testing
(EN 14511, EN 15879 and EN 255 - accrediation in 2012)
o COP determination for
PAC Aérothermie statique à évaporation directe
PAC géothermique à évaporation directe
PAC eau (gyloclée)/eau

8. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is specialized in :
- Material and product testing
o Performance in any climate conditions
o Aging (UV, Thermal)
o Mechanical and electrical tests

9. ELIOSYS technologies
Allows and provides precision, repetitiveness and
fastness thanks to our :
• Solar & climatic chamber
• Solar simulator ELIOLAB
• Electroluminescence
• Outdoor facilities
• Mechanical equipments

10. ELIOSYS solar & climatic chambers
A solar simulator integrated inside a
climatic chamber
Usable dimensions:
2 m (w) X 1.15 m (d) X 1.51 m (h)
Temperature range: -70°C to + 120°C
Relative humidity up to 90%
Radiation intensity up to 1200 w/m²
Radiation area: 1.9 m X 1 m
(Class BBA)

11. ELIOSYS solar & climatic chambers

12. Solar irradiation technology
MHG lights

13. Thermal Aging chambers

14. Aging UV chamber

15. ELIOSYS technologies
Allows and provides precision, repetitiveness and
fastness thanks to our :
• Solar & climatic chamber
• Solar simulator ELIOLAB
• Electroluminescence
• Outdoor facilities
• Mechanical equipments

16. ELIOSYS solar simulator ELIOLAB

17. ELIOSYS solar simulator ELIOLAB
Dimensions: 8m (l) x 8m (w)x 6m (h)
Radiation intensity up to 1200 w/m²
Irradiated area: min 2.6 m X 2 m
Simulator class BBA
“Solar” movements (4 axes)
1 year = > 12 days
Climatic conditions
FIRST IN THE WORLD

18. ELIOSYS technologies
Allows and provides precision, repetitiveness and
fastness thanks to our :
• Solar-climatic walk-in chamber
• Solar simulator
• Electroluminescence
• Outdoor facilities
• Mechanical equipments

19. ELIOSYS Electroluminescence
XENICS Xeva-1.7-640
• InGaAs detector
• >99% pixel operability
• 0.9 to 1.7 µm sensitivity
• 640 x 512 pixels
• Framerate: 25Hz or 90Hz

20. ELIOSYS Electroluminescence
Damaged module after Wind Load Test

21. ELIOSYS Electroluminescence
Damaged module after Damp Heat Test

22. ELIOSYS Electroluminescence
Damaged module – Unknown Reason
160.0 10
140.0
8
120.0
100.0 6
Current Amp
Power Watt
80.0
4 Curve P-V 2
60.0
Curve I-V 2
40.0 2
20.0
0
0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50
-20.0 -2
Tension Volt
Approximately 50% power loss

23. ELIOSYS technologies
Allows and provides precision, repetitiveness and
fastness thanks to our :
• Solar-climatic walk-in chamber
• Solar simulator
• Electroluminescence
• Outdoor facilities
• Mechanical equipments

24. ELIOSYS outdoor testing facilities

25. ELIOSYS technologies
Allows and provides precision, repetitiveness and
fastness thanks to our :
• Solar-climatic walk-in chamber
• Solar simulator ELIOLAB
• Electroluminescence
• Outdoor facilities
• Mechanical and electrical equipments

26. Mechanical load testing bench

27. Hail testing bench

28. Scratch testing bench

29. Shock testing bench

30. Electronical and Electrical
testing benches

31. Mechanical / Electrical facilities
All tests are developed by ELIOSYS
based on, and according to International
standards : (IEC 61215, IEC 61646, EN 12975, EN 12976,…)
• 10.3 Insulation test
• 10.14 Robustness of terminations test
• 10.15 Wet leakage current test
• 10.16 Mechanical load test
• 10.17 Hail test
• 10.18 Bypass diode thermal test
• MST11 Accessibility test
• MST12 Cut susceptibility test
• MST13 Ground continuity test
• MST14 Impulse voltage test
• ...

32. ELIOSYS testing Benches
ELIOSYS has developed all its benches
internally, which provides us with more flexibility
to offer customized tests
For specific testing purposes, ELIOSYS is able to
design and to develop non standardized and
customized tests like:
- Wind Erosion on glass,
- Specific salt test,
- Ammoniac test, ….

33. ELIOSYS Services
ELIOSYS is able to offer - control
- testing
- certification (only for PV)
- engineering solutions

34. Some of our references in PV

35. ELIOSYS’s partners are ...
SIRRIS
Collective Center of the Belgian Technology Industry
135 Researchers, Engineers & Technicians spread over 6 locations
20 M € of turnover
CRM
Centre for Research in Metallurgy
125 Researchers, Engineers & Technicians distributed between 2
operation sites
10.5 M € of turnover

36. ELIOSYS’s partners are ...
CEWAC
Walloon Centre for Study of Assemblage and Control of materials
Cewac is located in the Liege Science Park
17 Researchers and 3 Technicians
Turnover: N/A
ULg
University of Liege
ELIOSYS is working with the Faculty of Sciences and
the Faculty of Applied Sciences
( ± 250 Researchers )

37. Staff
Thibault BOULANGER Nicolas D’AOUT
Head of Department Head of Department
Engineering services Testing laboratrory
Boulevard de Colonster, 4 P56
Boulevard de Colonster, 4 P56 4000 Liège - Belgique
4000 Liège - Belgique +32 (0)475 22 79 14
+32 (0)498 91 93 52 nicolas.daout@eliosys.eu
thibault.boulanger@eliosys.eu http://www.eliosys.eu
http://www.eliosys.eu
Julien THIRY
CEO / Head of Department
Engineering Services Dept.
Boulevard de Colonster, 4 P56
4000 Liège - Belgique
+32 (0)497 54 39 38
julien.thiry@eliosys.eu
http://www.eliosys.eu