{"id":13951,"date":"2013-07-26T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=13951"},"modified":"2013-07-26T15:32:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:02:00","slug":"comparing-trina-solar-and-canadian-solar-modules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2013\/07\/26\/comparing-trina-solar-and-canadian-solar-modules\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Trina Solar and Canadian Solar Modules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trina Solar<\/a>\u00a0(TSL) is one of the foremost solar panel companies and is also a low cost manufacturer of\u00a0solar modules in China<\/a>. Founded\u00a0in 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.\u00a0Trina Solar\u00a0is a fully vertically integrated company, right from the production\u00a0of ingots to modules into both mono and multicrystalline technologies.<\/p>\n

Canadian Solar<\/a>\u00a0(CSIQ)\u00a0is a\u00a0vertically integrated company<\/em>, providing ingots, wafers, solar cells, solar modules, solar power\u00a0systems\u00a0and specialized solar products. Headquartered in\u00a0Canada, the company has factories in China and Ontario with\u00a0wide customer base covering over 50 countries.\u00a0Canadian Solar also offers customized PV products and OEM service around the world. The company sells panels at quite cheap prices.<\/p>\n

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

Types of Modules and Available Models<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian Solar<\/strong>\u00a0modules are both\u00a0monocrystalline and multicrystalline.<\/em>\u00a0The Canadian Solar Modules can be broadly classified into: i)\u00a0Standard Modules<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 CS5, CS6, all black CS5A, ii)\u00a0NewEdge Modules<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 CS6P-PX and\u00a0All Black CS5A-MX,\u00a0iii)\u00a0e-Modules<\/em>\u00a0iv)\u00a0Quartech Modules<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 CS6P-P, CS6X-P and iv)\u00a0BIPV Modules<\/em>. These modules can be used for both\u00a0residential and commercial roof-top systems.<\/p>\n

Trina Solar<\/strong> modules are classified for convenience into:\u00a0Business Need \u2013 Commercial, Residential & Utility.\u00a0Trina 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.<\/p>\n

Cell Type<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Trina Solar the cell type are 125\u00d7125 mm in monocrystalline modules and 156\u00d7156 mm in multicrystalline modules.\u00a0Canadian Solar modules\u00a0come with the standard 125 x 125 mm and 156 x 156 mm cell arrangement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Canadian Solar modules have wattage between\u00a0140 W \u2013 300 W.\u00a0The solar modules\u2019 wattage for Trina Solar range between 240 W \u2013 305 W.<\/p>\n

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

Anodized aluminium alloy frame is used for both Trina Solar and Canadian Solar modules. The BIPV modules of Canadian Solar have no frame.<\/p>\n

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

Canadian Solar panels have weight in the range of 15.5 kg \u2013 27 kg and for\u00a0Trina 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

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

Canadian Solar Panels come with 10 years product warranty (materials and workmanship) and 25\u00a0 years linear module power output warranty.\u00a0Trina Solar come with a 10 years product warranty & 25 years linear power warranty.<\/p>\n

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

<\/strong>Trina Solar Modules\u00a0are manufactured according to international Quality and environment Management System Standards ISO9001, ISO14001.\u00a0Canadian Solar panels come with the top ranked PVUSA (PTC) rating in California for higher energy production.<\/p>\n

For other technical details, you can look into the respective websites of<\/em>\u00a0Canadian Solar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Trina\u00a0Solar<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more Solar Panel comparisons here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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