Solar PV Training and
Research system is a compact miniaturised version of an actual Solar PV
standalone power plant. The system enables user to study wiring and
interconnections of different components involved in the system to develop
basic understanding of working and operation of a Standalone PV system. Through
the help of experiments a student can understand underlying principles of solar
PV, its applications in standalone system and challenges like sizing of system,
MPPT, installations etc. by doing various experiments. The system also provides
scope for further research.
The system is an
indoor system which utilises halogen lamps to act as artificial sun to
illuminate to solar panels which can be configured in series or parallel
depending upon experiments and requirements of users. The experiments are
divided into 3 sections: a) Solar PV characteristics, b) Standalone PV system
and c) Research experiments. In the first section i.e., Solar PV
characteristics there are 5 experiments through which a user can study about
Solar PV characteristics, interconnection of solar panel, effect of tilt,
radiation and temperature on solar panels and usage of diodes in a solar panel.
In second section there are 4 experiments through which user can study about
the different components involved in solar PV standalone systems, their
interconnection and usage. In third section user can research on maximum power
point tracking of the solar panels.
The system consists of
individual plug-in units each with components for different experimental
arrangement. The conception of system facilitates indoor as well as outdoor experiments.
