Ecosense Installs Solar PV Emulator at Deptt. Of Electrical Engineering, NIT Raipur
The Ecosense’s PV Emulator is a programmable power supply designed to emulate solar panels.
Ecosense Installs Solar PV Emulator at Deptt. Of Electrical Engineering, NIT Raipur
The Ecosense’s PV Emulator is a programmable
power supply designed to emulate solar panels. With fast transient response,
the emulator responds to change in load conditions and maintains the output IV
characteristics of the user defined panel for a given ambient condition. It is
a flexible instrument designed to emulate the output of solar panels, with
adjustable parameters such as Voc, Isc, shading, coefficient of temperature
etc.
The PV Emulator uses an internal algorithm to adjust Voc (Open circuit voltage) and Isc (short-circuit current) so as to match the solar panel selected by the user based on user defined parameters such as Irradiation, temperature, Voc, Isc, temperature coefficient etc. The Emulator makes sure the response matches that of the actual panel under all the load conditions within range. The user is presented with a complete set of information with tables and plots on user application
Ecosense's Solar PV Emulator
Using PV Emulator, a user is able to see the response of Solar PV
Panel as per his/her own set of user defined parameters.
User can select or change the following parameters as per his/her
need and will be able to see results immediately:
1) Open Circuit Voltage
2) Short Circuit Voltage
3) Temperature coefficient
4) Complete shading
5) Partial Shading
6) Series Resistance
7) Area of Panel
8) Diode quality factor
9) Operating Temperature
Software Features
I-V
and P-V characteristics
1.
User can input his/her own
Solar Cell/Panel voltage and current and realize their actual output.
2. User can change irradiation and
temperature data to see the difference in output.
3. User can change Temperature
coefficient to see the difference
Partial
Shading
1. User can see the shading effect by
defining shading region by varying G1, G2, G3, G4.
Changing
in-built parameters
2.
User can change series resistance of a Solar panel and see the
effect on I-V and P-V characteristics of that panel.
3. User can also change Area of a Solar
panel and see how it affects the efficiency.
4. User can also test an MPPT controller
or a Grid Tied Inverter with an in-built MPPT algorithm using Grid Tied Test
function and compare how close that algorithm is to Maximum power point.
Masters Training Conducted
Ecosense also conducted a masters
training program at Electrical Lab. This Masters training program was focused
on educating and training the professors, scholars and technicians in Hybrid
Technology who will further train thousands of students and professionals to
start their career or business in this very field.
Program Outcomes
The faculty members and students really enjoyed our two-day training programme and loved to work on our lab equipment. Professors will conduct experiments on the system to understand it more deeply and incorporate this lab set up as part of their regular curriculum.