Patent ID: 8305105

Claim:
A method for testing solar modules, comprising: providing a test apparatus having at least one conductive frame element disposed at a side of the test apparatus and at least one electrode disposed at an interior area of the test apparatus; positioning a partially assembled solar module onto the test apparatus with the at least on conductive frame element, with the at least on conductive frame element physically engaging a first edge side of the partially assembled solar module, and electrically engaging electrical elements of the partially assembled solar module disposed on the first edge side; engaging the at least one electrode of the test apparatus with the partially assembled solar module on an electrical contact point in communication with electrically energized elements of the solar module while the electrical elements of the first edge side are in electrical contact with the at least one conductive frame element, wherein the electrical contact point is at a second edge side of the partially assembled solar module, and the second edge side is orthogonal to the first edge side; and using the at least one conductive frame element and the at least one electrode as electrical contact connectors for testing the solar module.