Title :
Simulation of a photovoltaic emulator
Author :
Dolan, Dale ; Durago, Joseph ; Crowfoot, Joe ; Taufik
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., California Polytech. State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper will outline the simulation of a photovoltaic emulator. A photovoltaic emulator is a DC-DC converter which has similar electrical characteristics to a photovoltaic panel. A photovoltaic emulator allows PV systems to be analyzed in a controlled environment where using actual photovoltaic panels would produce inconsistent results for the PV system, due to variability in outside temperature and weather conditions.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; DC-DC converter; PV systems; photovoltaic emulator simulation; photovoltaic panel; Electrical engineering; Equations; Inductors; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic systems; Switches; buck converter; emulator; irradiance; photovoltaic;
Conference_Titel :
North American Power Symposium (NAPS), 2010
Conference_Location :
Arlington, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8046-3
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2010.5618941
