Ecosense’s Solar PV Training and research system enables user to learn
about Solar PV standalone technology. Using this system, a user gains knowledge
in three fields of Solar PV Standalone system:
1) Physics of Solar PV Panels — I-V and P-V characteristics, series and parallel connection of
solar panels effect of irradiation, effect of temperature, effect of shadow,
effect of tilting of panels, effect of geographical location etc.
2) Components and Assembly of standalone system — use of blocking diode, use of bypass diode, use of solar charge
controller, use of solar inverter, difference between MPPT and PWM charge
controllers, AC load, DC load, battery charging/ discharging characteristics,
assembly of several components and power flow calculations in each branch.
3) Research in PV systems — Ecosense separately provides a research unit along with
standalone experimental system. User can initiate research in the area of
maximum power point tracking using this unit. It has provision of providing
automatic as well as manual gate signals to charge controller. User can use
his/ her own MPPT algorithm with any of the controller to provide manual gate
signals.
