{"id":13780,"date":"2013-07-15T15:25:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=13780"},"modified":"2013-07-15T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T09:55:23","slug":"comparing-trina-solar-and-ja-solar-solar-modules-which-one-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2013\/07\/15\/comparing-trina-solar-and-ja-solar-solar-modules-which-one-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Trina Solar and JA Solar Solar Modules \u2013 which one to buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Solar Panel industry is gaining importance in today’s world. With rising electricity bills and fossil fuel prices, solar panels are becoming an easy and a more like-able option worldwide. However there are so many solar panel companies today, that it becomes increasingly difficult by buyers to decide upon which one to buy. I receive numerous queries from such readers\/ buyers asking me for suggestions upon the solar panel brands to buy. My best picks for 2013 are listed here<\/a>. Given below is a comparison between both the brands which will give a fair idea about the solar modules of both Trina Solar and JA Solar.<\/p>\n

Trina Solar<\/a> (TSL) is one of the foremost solar panel companies and is also a low cost manufacturer of solar modules in China<\/a>. Founded \"Solar<\/a>in 1997 with\u00a012 offices worldwide, Trina Solar has partnerships with leading installers, distributors, utilities and developers in all major PV markets and is listed on the NYSE. JA Solar<\/a>\u00a0produces solar modules at low costs and supplies them to solar manufacturers globally.\u00a0The company has two\u00a0 solar cell manufacturing facilities, one located in Ningjin, Hebei Province, and the other in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.<\/p>\n

Distinguishing Features between Trina Solar and JA Solar Modules<\/h1>\n

Given below are some of the distinguishing features of both the brands\u2019 solar modules that will help the buyers to choose from.<\/p>\n

Type of Solar Panel Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n

JA Solar sells solar panels as an OEM Solar Panel Producer which means that it sells its solar panels to companies who put their own\u00a0brand names on solar panels produced by JA Solar.\u00a0Trina Solar\u00a0is a fully vertically integrated company, right from the production\u00a0of ingots to modules into both mono and multicrystalline technologies.<\/p>\n

Types of Solar Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trina Solar modules are classified for convenience into:\u00a0Business Need \u2013 Commercial, Residential & Utility; whereas\u00a0JA Solar come in both Monocrystalline and multicrystalline make.<\/p>\n

Models<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trina Solar offers i) PA05: 60 cell Universal (residential, commercial and utility) ii)\u00a0PD05: 60 cell\u00a0Dual Glass (residential, commercial and utility)\u00a0 iii)\u00a0PA14: 72 cell Utility, iv) PD14: 72 cell Utility\u00a0under multicrystalline make.<\/p>\n

JA Solar makes i) SECIUM JAM5 72, ii) SECIUM JAM6 60, iii) SECIUM JAM6 72, iv) JAM(L) 72, v) JAM6 60 under monocrystalline panels and i) MAPLE JAP6 60, ii) MAPLE JAP6 72, iii) JAP6 72 and iv) JAP6\u00a0 60 under multicrystalline solar panel category.<\/p>\n

Cell Type<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In Trina Solar the cell type are\u00a0\u00a0125\u00d7125 mm in monocrystalline modules and 156\u00d7156 mm in multicrystalline modules. For JA Solar\u00a0they are\u00a0\u00a0125\u00d7125 mm, 126\u00d7126 mm and 156\u00d7156 mm.<\/div>\n

Wattage<\/strong><\/p>\n

The solar modules\u2019 wattage for Trina Solar range between 240 W \u2013 305 W, for JA Solar modules the wattage range is\u00a0195 W \u2013 320 W.<\/p>\n

Frame<\/strong><\/p>\n

JA Solar panels have the traditional Aluminium frames.\u00a0Whereas Trina Solar modules have frames made of\u00a0Anodized Aluminum Alloy.<\/p>\n

Weight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weight for JA Solar modules is 15kg, 15.5 kg and 18.5 kg, whereas for Trina Solar modules it is 15.6kg for monocrystalline panels and 19.5 kg and 28 kg for multicrystalline modules.<\/p>\n

Load Resistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both come with load resistance of ~5400pa.<\/p>\n

Power Tolerance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trina Solar modules have a\u00a0power output ~0-+3%\u00a0and JA Solar modules come with a positive power tolerance of ~0-+5W.<\/p>\n

Standards & Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trina Solar Modules\u00a0are manufactured according to international Quality and environment Management System Standards ISO9001, ISO14001.\u00a0JA Solar Modules have IEC, CE and UL certifications.<\/p>\n

Warranty<\/strong><\/p>\n

JA Solar come with a 10-year quality guarantee and 10-25 years power output guarantee and\u00a0Trina Solar come with a 10 years product warranty & 25 years linear power warranty.<\/p>\n

For other technical details, you can look into the respective websites of\u00a0JA Solar and\u00a0Trina\u00a0Solar<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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