General Purpose I-V Tester Developed to Measure a Wide Range of Photovoltaic Systems

Autor: Víctor Alonso-Gómez, Sara Gallardo-Saavedra, Bhishma Hernández-Martínez, Luis Hernández-Callejo, José Ignacio Morales-Aragonés
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Smart Cities ISBN: 9783030388881
Popis: Within this paper it is proposed the design and development of an instrument with extended capabilities for photovoltaic (PV) devices I/V tracing. Commercial instruments that measure I-V curves from PV devices are suitable for a wide range of applications. However, more specific research and measurements require developing customized equipment. Custom-made development provides flexibility, and allows to implement tailored algorithms and to have accurate control of obtained information. Full control offers better flexibility for testing and extends the measurement possibilities. Designed I-V tester is capable to measure low voltages and manages very low resistance load to provide short circuit current values with voltages close to zero.
Databáze: OpenAIRE