Flexible solar simulator for renewable energy instruction laboratory
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Roberts, Tracy; Mosbrucker, Gabriel; Petersen, Joseph; Osman, Mohamed
- Source
- 2014 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech) Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), 2014 IEEE Conference on. :264-268 Jul, 2014
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Transportation
Temperature measurement
Current measurement
Voltage measurement
Light sources
Temperature sensors
Temperature
Sun
- Language
A flexible solar simulator has been developed for use in renewable energy instruction laboratory. The system consists of a light source mounted on a linear actuator that approximates the luminous intensity and spectrum of the sun, and a detachable measurement unit for measuring IV characteristics of solar panels under the lighting. The system provides information about the module temperatures and incident light intensity during the current and voltage measurement process. The detachable measurement unit can also be used outdoors for characterizing solar modules under direct sunlight conditions.