DC power supply used as photovoltaic simulator for testing MPPT algorithms

A.K. Mukerjee and Nivedita Dasgupta

Renewable Energy, 2007, vol. 32, issue 4, 587-592

Abstract: A low cost option to a solar array simulator is described for testing maximum power point trackers for photovoltaic applications. This uses a variable voltage analog DC power supply with a resistor at its output to give a curve that exhibits a peak for the tracker to latch on to.

Keywords: Photovoltaic; Power; Tracker; Simulator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2006.02.010

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