Tianwei Solar Panels Review (190W, 250W) – Are they any good in Australia
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Tianwei New Energy is located in in west China. Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co Ltd. (TWNE) is an affiliate of China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC). Tianwei is a company with over 50 years’ history and has a well established fully integrated PV industry chain (silicon-wafer-cell-module).
The Tianwei Group is primarily into power transmission. TWNE engages in the entire value chain of the solar photovoltaic 
(PV) industry – the R&D, manufacturing, sales and service of polysilicon materials. It is a fully integrated polysilicon, wafer, cell, module and PV system supplier. TWNE has a total investment of about USD1.5 billion. TWNE’s solar panel manufacturing capacity is 500MW. It has six subsidiaries. Tianwei Group has established new energy company called Tivok in Australia, which focuses on energy saving solutions for lighting systems and photovoltaic systems. Tivok Australia manufactures TUV & UL certified solar panels for commercial, residential, utility & agricultural needs.
Tianwei Solar panels can be divided into: Monocrystalline & Multicrystalline Modules. Modules are available in the 190W ~ 250W and many more capacities.
1) Monocrystalline Modules
The Monocrystalline Tianwei Modules come in the following types:
i) TWxxxM72-BA and ii) TWxxxM72-BB.
i) Tianwei Solar Panel 200W (TWxxxM72-BA)
The above series is available in TW180M72-BA, TW185M72-BA, TW190M72-BA, TW195M72-BA, TW200M72-BA with maximum power ranging between 180~200 Pm(V).
ii)Tianwei Solar Panel 190W (TWxxxM72-BB)
The above series is available in TW170M72-BB, TW175M72-BB, TW180M72-BB, TW185M72-BB, TW190M72-BB with maximum power ranging between 170~190 Pm(W).
Monocrystalline Module Characteristics
| Dimension | Length: 1580mm | Width: 808mm | Depth: 40mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | 800mm | 758mm | ||
| Weight | 15.5 kg | |||
| Front Cover(material/type/thickness) | Low iron tempered glass 3.2mm | |||
| Cell(quantity material/type/dimensions) | 72 (6×12)/Monocrystaline/125mm x 125mm | |||
| Encapsulant(material) | EVA | |||
| Frame(material/color/anodization color) | Anodized aluminum alloy/sliver/clear | |||
| Junction Box(protection degree) | IP 65 & IP 67 | |||
| Cable(length/cross-section area) | 1100mm/4 mm² . | |||
| Max.hailstone impact(diameter/velocity) | 25mm hail. from 1m of distance at 23 m/s | |
| Max. system voltage | DC1000V(TUV) | |
| Max. series fuse rating | 15A | |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C | |
| Max. static load,front(snow& wind) | 5400 Pa | |
| Max. static load, back(wind) | 2400 Pa |
Warranty
Manufacturing: 10 years
Power Output:
- With in the first one year, the output power shall not degrade more than 3%
- With in the first two years, the output power shall not degrade more than 4%
- In the following 23 years, the average annual power degradation shall not exceed more than 0.6%
2) Multicrystalline Modules
The Multicrystalline Tianwei Modules come in the following types:
i) TWxxxL60-FA, ii) TWxxxL72-EA, iii) TWxxxP54-CA, iv) TWxxxP54-GA, v) TWxxxP72-EA, vi) TWxxxP60-FA and vii) TWxxxP60-AA.
i) Tianwei Solar Panel 250W (TWxxxL60-FA)
The above series come in TW240L60-FA, TW245L60-FA, TW250L60-FA, TW255L60-AA with maximum power ranging between 240~255 Pm(w).
ii) Tianwei Solar Panel 310W (TWxxxL72-EA)
The above series come in TW290L72-EA, TW295L72-EA, TW300L72-FA, TW305L72-EA, TW310L72-EA with maximum power ranging between 290~310 Pm(w).
Module Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1640mm | Width: 992mm | Depth: 40mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | 860mm | 942mm | ||
| Front Cover(material/type/thickness) | Low iron tempered glass 3.2mm | |||
| Weight | 19.5 kg | |||
| Cell(quantity/material/type/dimensions) | 60(6 x 10)/multicrystalline/ 156mm x 156mm | |||
| Encapsulant(material) | EVA | |||
| Frame(material/color/anodization color) | Anodized aluminum alloy/sliver/clear | |||
| Junction Box(protection degree) | IP 65 & IP 67 | |||
| Cable(length/cross-section area) | 1100mm/4mm² | |||
| Max.hailstone impact(diameter/velocity) | 25mm hail. from 1m of distance at 23 m/s | |
| Max. system voltage | DC1000V(TUV) | |
| Max. series fuse rating | 15A | |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C | |
| Max. static load,front(snow& wind) | 5400 Pa | |
| Max. static load, back(wind) | 2400 Pa |
iii) Tianwei Solar Panel 215W (TWxxxP54-CA)
The above series come in TW195P54-CA, TW200P54-CA, TW205P54-CA, TW210P54-CA, TW215P54-CA with maximum power ranging between 195~215 Pm(w).
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1495mm | Width: 995mm | Depth: 45mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | Length: 715mm | Width: 945mm | ||
| Weight | 19kg | |||
| Solar Cells | 54 solar cells (156mm x 156mm) in a 6×9 matrix connected string | |||
iv) Tianwei Solar Panel 220W (TWxxxP54-GA)
The above series come in TW200P54-GA, TW205P54-GA, TW210P54-GA, TW215P54-GA, TW220P54-GA with maximum power ranging between 200~220 Pm(w).
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1482mm | Width: 992mm | Depth: 40mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | Length: 702mm | Width: 942mm | ||
| Weight | 18.5kg | |||
| Solar Cells | 54 solar cells (156mm x 156mm) in a 6×9 matrix connected string | |||
v) Tianwei Solar Panel 285W (TWxxxP72-EA)
The above series come in TW275P72-EA, TW280P72-EA, TW285P72-FA with maximum power ranging between 275~285 Pm(w).
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1956mm | Width: 992mm | Depth: 50mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | 1176mm | 942mm | ||
| Weight | 27 kg | |||
| Cell(quantity/material/type/dimensions) | 72(6 x 12)/multicrystalline/ 156mm x 156mm | |||
vi) Tianwei Solar Panel 245W (TWxxxP60-FA)
The above series come in TW225P60-FA, TW230P60-FA, TW235P60-FA, TW240P60-FA, TW245P60-FA with maximum power ranging between 225~245 Pm(w).
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1640mm | Width: 992mm | Depth: 40mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | 860mm | 942mm | ||
| Weight | 19.5 kg | |||
| Cell(quantity/material/type/dimensions) | 60(6 x 10)/multicrystalline/ 156mm x 156mm | |||
vii) Tianwei Solar Panel 240W (TWxxxP60-AA)
The above series come in TW220P60-AA, TW225P60-AA, TW230P60-AA, TW235P60-AA, TW240P60-AA with maximum power ranging between 220~240 Pm(w).
Other Distinguishing Characteristics
| Dimensions | Length: 1653mm | Width: 995mm | Depth: 45mm | |
| Standard Installation Hole Dimension | 873mm | 945mm | ||
| Weight | 20 kg | |||
| Cell(quantity/material/type/dimensions) | 60(6 x 10)/multicrystalline/ 156mm x 156mm | |||
Warranty
Manufacturing: 10years
Power Output:
- With in the first one year, the output power shall not degrade more than 2%
- With in the first two years, the output power shall not degrade more than3%
- In the following 23 years, the average annual power degradation shall not exceed more than 0.7%
After 25 years, the product’s output power shall not be less than 83% of the minimum output power as set forth in this specification.
Quality, Costs & Affordability
All Tianwei panels come with TUV, UL and MCS-BABT Certification. Also a vertically integrated PV value chain ensures secured supply, high quality and low cost of Tianwei products. Tianwei solar panels are cheap and affordable, being Chinese. The module would cost around 70 cents per watt.
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2 Comments
are Tianwei TW 190(35)D-2 an approved panel in Australia
Can a Tianwei Solar come up with an answer to me>?
I am an Automotive Engineer & working on a RV project the Van roof makes it difficult to fit 3 solid Solar Panels without overhang & hope you can help me.
PANEL LENGTH: 162″ prefer under. Panel length will go across the width of van.
PANEL WIDTH: Narrow as possible, as what ever panel we use it will over hang the length of Van.
Width of Van is is 162Inches so the length of panel must not be over 162″ (preferred under) Panel will be installed panel length wise across the van width.
Looking up to towards 200 Watt each panel
Open Circuit voltage giving total of around 120V Dc for 3 panels in series (OCV 40v) each panel.
We are using a 5Kw Lithium battery charged by a GROWATT Inverter Charger with battery management,
GroWatt specs for the Dc Voltage input ranges from 102v DC to 148v Dc
Thank you Charles Edwards 394 Macgregor street Hay NSW 2711 Mobile: 0466006118
‘prefer Email: charger789@bigpond.com