An emulated PV source based on an unilluminated solar panel and DC power supply

Zhongfu Zhou; John Macaulay

doi:10.3390/en10122075

An emulated PV source based on an unilluminated solar panel and DC power supply

Zhongfu Zhou^*, John Macaulay

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	2075
Journal	Energies
Volume	10
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122075
Publication status	Published - 6 Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DC power supply
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
Photovoltaic inverters
PV simulator
Unilluminated solar panel

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