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Customs - Clarification regarding classification of Solar Panel / Module equipped with Elements
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....56 C. No. VIII/48/322/2018-Cus.Tech. Date: 11.04.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 17/2018-Customs Sub:- Customs - Clarification regarding classification of Solar Panel / Module equipped with Elements - regarding. Attention of all the Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Steamer Agents, Custodians/Customs Cargo Service Providers, Trade Associations/Chamber of Commerce, Members of the RAC/PGC....
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....this regard, Board has further received representations from the trade regarding classification of solar modules / panels equipped with bypass diodes. The trade is of the view that the function of the bypass diodes in the module is to protect the solar modules / panels at the time of shading of solar cells and not to control the direction of the current. Therefore, in their opinion, solar modules ....
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....orarily blocked by a tree limb or other article producing shade). Under normal conditions with no shading, every cell on the module will generate power and the bypass diode will be inactive as it will remain in reverse bias position. However, if part of the module becomes shaded (e.g. by a leaf or an object), the shaded cells will cease to generate power and will consume the energy produced by the....
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...., and control the aggregate output (for example, preventing a reverse power flow from a connected electric accumulator). Therefore, the function of blocking diodes is to prevent a reverse power flow from connected devices. Since the blocking diode blocks the current in the opposite direction, which can be considered as a control of the direction to the current as mentioned in the Explanatory Note ....