Title :
A photovoltaic simulator based on DC chopper
Author :
Zeng, Qingrong ; Song, Pinggang ; Chang, Liuchen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a DC chopper based photovoltaic simulator which emulates the output characteristics of photovoltaic modules. The experimental results show that the output characteristics of the simulator are very close to those of the actual photovoltaic modules, and the simulator also has a good dynamic response. Consequently, it can be used in replacement of actual photovoltaic modules to provide a controllable environment for R&D of photovoltaic inverters and control systems.
Keywords :
choppers (circuits); photovoltaic power systems; solar cell arrays; DC chopper; PV modules; R&D environment; dynamic response; output characteristics emulation; photovoltaic array simulator; Bridge circuits; Choppers; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Control system synthesis; Photovoltaic systems; Rectifiers; Research and development; Solar power generation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2002. IEEE CCECE 2002. Canadian Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7514-9
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2002.1015221
