An advanced photovoltaic system simulator to demonstrate the performance of advanced photovoltaic cells and devices
This paper describes a photovoltaic system simulator for characterizing and evaluating the performance of advanced photovoltaic cells, modules, and arrays as well as for simulating the operation of advanced conceptual photovoltaic systems. The system simulator is capable of extrapolating the performance from a single laboratory cell, or of a module to power levels up to 10 kw. The major subsystems comprising the system simulator are Solar Array Simulator, Power Conditioning Unit, Load Controller and Resistive Load Unit, Data Acquisition and Control Unit, and Cell Test Bed. The system was designed and fabricated by Abacus Controls, Inc., Somerville, NJ, under subcontract to SERI, and has recently been installed (except the cell test bed) at SERI, where initial operation is taking place.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, CO
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 5494331
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820906-
- Journal Information:
- Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SIMULATION
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
LOAD MANAGEMENT
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
SOLAR SIMULATORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TEST FACILITIES
ANALOG SYSTEMS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
SIMULATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems
140501 - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion