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Development of PV simulator by integrating software and hardware for laboratory testing
This paper presents the development of PV
(photovoltaic) simulator used for laboratory testing. The
proposed simulator integrates both the software and the
hardware devices. The aim of the proposed simulator is to
develop an instrument that provides the output electrical power
which is determined by the characteristic of PV under the
varying solar irradiation. The Simulink software is employed to
model the I-V characteristic of the PV. The output of Simulink is
interfaced to a microcontroller for adjusting the current of an
adjustable DC power supply. The experimental results show that
the proposed simulator works appropriately, in the sense that
power delivered by the adjustable power supply follows the
maximum output power determined by the solar irradiation
simulated in the Simulink. Further, the output of PV simulator
could be connected to real electrical load for laboratory testin
Development of PV Simulator by Integrating Software and Hardware for Laboratory Testing
This paper presents the development of PV
(photovoltaic) simulator used for laboratory testing. The
proposed simulator integrates both the software and the
hardware devices. The aim of the proposed simulator is to
develop an instrument that provides the output electrical power
which is determined by the characteristic of PV under the
varying solar irradiation. The Simulink software is employed to
model the I-V characteristic of the PV. The output of Simulink is
interfaced to a microcontroller for adjusting the current of an
adjustable DC power supply. The experimental results show that
the proposed simulator works appropriately, in the sense that
power delivered by the adjustable power supply follows the
maximum output power determined by the solar irradiation
simulated in the Simulink. Further, the output of PV simulator
could be connected to real electrical load for laboratory testing.
Keywords—PV simulator; Simulink; adjustable power supply;
laboratory testing