Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules

Abstract Solar simulators have been widely used to characterize the performance of solar photovoltaics cells, which typically have a size of 156 × 156 mm2. In order to amplify the testing area, a flexible optimal design method for solar simulators is presented in this study. In this work, 20 quartz...

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Autores principales:	Rodrigo Cortés‐Severino, Carlos Cárdenas‐Bravo, Rodrigo Barraza, Antonio Sánchez‐Squella, Patricio Valdivia Lefort, Federico Castillo‐Burns
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Publicado:	Wiley 2021
Materias:	optimization method photovoltaic energy quartz‐tungsten halogen lamp solar simulator Technology T Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:82633e4956924a5e8bb584c335c84fbd2021-12-02T05:24:30ZOptimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules2050-050510.1002/ese3.985https://doaj.org/article/82633e4956924a5e8bb584c335c84fbd2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.985https://doaj.org/toc/2050-0505Abstract Solar simulators have been widely used to characterize the performance of solar photovoltaics cells, which typically have a size of 156 × 156 mm2. In order to amplify the testing area, a flexible optimal design method for solar simulators is presented in this study. In this work, 20 quartz tungsten halogen lamps are used with a light filter composed of a mixture of distilled water and cyan ink. The methodology includes the measurements of the irradiance nonuniformities, spectral profile, and explores the effects of light filters on the primary light source used. During this stage, the power source of the lights should be selected, where direct current is usually assumed. As soon as the primary light source is characterized by its corresponding model, a layout is defined by optimizing the nonuniformity of the irradiance. The constructed solar simulator presents a spectral match of 1.69%, a spatial nonuniformity of irradiance of 1.66%, and a temporal instability of irradiance lower than 0.1%. In addition, the current‐voltage curves are compared under indoor and outdoor test showing a root‐mean‐squared error lower than 3%. A class CAA solar simulator is achieved according to the International Electrotechnical Commission and American Society for Testing and Materials standards over an area of 270 × 270 mm2, suitable for testing small size solar photovoltaic modules.Rodrigo Cortés‐SeverinoCarlos Cárdenas‐BravoRodrigo BarrazaAntonio Sánchez‐SquellaPatricio Valdivia LefortFederico Castillo‐BurnsWileyarticleoptimization methodphotovoltaic energyquartz‐tungsten halogen lampsolar simulatorTechnologyTScienceQENEnergy Science & Engineering, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp 2514-2528 (2021)
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topic	optimization method photovoltaic energy quartz‐tungsten halogen lamp solar simulator Technology T Science Q
spellingShingle	optimization method photovoltaic energy quartz‐tungsten halogen lamp solar simulator Technology T Science Q Rodrigo Cortés‐Severino Carlos Cárdenas‐Bravo Rodrigo Barraza Antonio Sánchez‐Squella Patricio Valdivia Lefort Federico Castillo‐Burns Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
description	Abstract Solar simulators have been widely used to characterize the performance of solar photovoltaics cells, which typically have a size of 156 × 156 mm2. In order to amplify the testing area, a flexible optimal design method for solar simulators is presented in this study. In this work, 20 quartz tungsten halogen lamps are used with a light filter composed of a mixture of distilled water and cyan ink. The methodology includes the measurements of the irradiance nonuniformities, spectral profile, and explores the effects of light filters on the primary light source used. During this stage, the power source of the lights should be selected, where direct current is usually assumed. As soon as the primary light source is characterized by its corresponding model, a layout is defined by optimizing the nonuniformity of the irradiance. The constructed solar simulator presents a spectral match of 1.69%, a spatial nonuniformity of irradiance of 1.66%, and a temporal instability of irradiance lower than 0.1%. In addition, the current‐voltage curves are compared under indoor and outdoor test showing a root‐mean‐squared error lower than 3%. A class CAA solar simulator is achieved according to the International Electrotechnical Commission and American Society for Testing and Materials standards over an area of 270 × 270 mm2, suitable for testing small size solar photovoltaic modules.
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author	Rodrigo Cortés‐Severino Carlos Cárdenas‐Bravo Rodrigo Barraza Antonio Sánchez‐Squella Patricio Valdivia Lefort Federico Castillo‐Burns
author_facet	Rodrigo Cortés‐Severino Carlos Cárdenas‐Bravo Rodrigo Barraza Antonio Sánchez‐Squella Patricio Valdivia Lefort Federico Castillo‐Burns
author_sort	Rodrigo Cortés‐Severino
title	Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
title_short	Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
title_full	Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
title_fullStr	Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
title_full_unstemmed	Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
title_sort	optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules
publisher	Wiley
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/82633e4956924a5e8bb584c335c84fbd
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Optimal design and experimental test of a solar simulator for solar photovoltaic modules

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