Title :
Design and construction of a modular electronic photovoltaic simulator
Author :
Lloyd, S.H. ; Smith, G.A. ; Infield, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Renewable Energy Syst. & Technol., Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
Abstract :
The design and construction of a modular electronic photovoltaic (PV) simulator is presented. This is to be used to develop a reliable and repeatable methodology for the assessment of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) performance. As part of the design process the simulator was modelled using Ispice and Simulink. A linearised model was derived which is used to obtain an optimal compromise between accuracy and dynamic performance for the controller
Keywords :
digital simulation; power engineering computing; solar cell arrays; voltage control; Ispice; Simulink; control system; controller; design process; dynamic performance; linearised model; maximum power point tracking; modular electronic photovoltaic simulator; simulator; solar panels; voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Variable Speed Drives, 2000. Eighth International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 475)
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-729-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20000231
