Advanced photovoltaic system simulator to demonstrate the performance of advanced photovoltaic cells and devices

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6220118

Mrig, L.; DeBlasio, R.; O'Sullivan, G. A.; Tomko, R. P.

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 (1) Solar Array Simulator, (2) Power Conditioning Unit, (3) Load Controller and Resistive Load Unit, (4) Data Acquisition and Control Unit, and (5) Cell Test Bed.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States); Abacus Controls, Inc., Somerville, NJ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 6220118
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-214-1937; CONF-820906-38; ON: DE83009405
• Resource Relation: Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
SIMULATION
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
FILL FACTORS
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER RANGE 1-10 KW
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR CELLS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140600* - Solar Energy- Photovoltaic Power Systems