An Emulated PV Source Based on an Unilluminated Solar Panel and DC Power Supply

Zhongfu Zhou and John Macaulay
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Zhongfu Zhou: College of Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
John Macaulay: College of Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: This paper provides a review on various PV simulator technologies as well as presents a novel equivalent photovoltaic (PV) source that was constructed by using un-illuminated solar panels and a DC power supply that operates in current source mode. The constructed PV source was used for testing photovoltaic converters and various maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms required for capturing the maximum possible output power. The mathematical model and electrical characteristics of the constructed PV source were defined and analyzed in detail in the paper. The constructed PV source has the advantages of high bandwidth over the switching circuit based PV simulators. The constructed PV source has been used for testing various power electronics converters and various control techniques effectively in laboratory environments for researchers and university students.

Keywords: PV simulator; unilluminated solar panel; DC power supply; photovoltaic inverters; maximum power point tracking (MPPT) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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