PV Array Emulator for Testing Commercial PV Inverters

Authors

  • C. Roncero-Clemente University Campus
  • E. Romero-Cadaval University Campus
  • V. M. Minambres University Campus
  • M. A. Guerrero-Martinez University Campus
  • J. Gallardo-Lozano University Campus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.19.10.5899

Keywords:

Photovoltaic systems, inverters, energy efficiency, Matlab

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the design and construction of a photovoltaic array emulator for high power applications in order to analyze and evaluate all kind of commercial photovoltaic inverters. To validate the proposed photovoltaic emulator experimentally, a rapid prototyping tool based on xPC Target of Matlab/Simulink has been used, providing a real-time testing environment. The proposed emulator has been used to test the performance and maximum power point tracking algorithm efficiency of a commercial photovoltaic inverter by programming the desired conditions of temperature and irradiance.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.19.10.5899

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Published

2013-12-10

How to Cite

Roncero-Clemente, C., Romero-Cadaval, E., Minambres, V. M., Guerrero-Martinez, M. A., & Gallardo-Lozano, J. (2013). PV Array Emulator for Testing Commercial PV Inverters. Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika, 19(10), 71-75. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.eee.19.10.5899

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 10 (2013)

Section

ELECTRONICS

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