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Design and control of an innovative electronic load for the photovoltaic module characterization

M. CarusoL. P. Di NoiaM. FricanoG. PirroneC. SpataroFabio Viola

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Settore ING-IND/31 - ElettrotecnicaPV moduleDC–DC converterDC-DC converterlcsh:Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettricielectronic loadSettore ING-INF/07 - Misure Elettriche E Elettronichelcsh:TK1-9971PV characterization

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The paper proposes a new electronic load setup for a fast, low-cost and standard-compliant characterization of a photovoltaic module. The approach is based on the use of a DC-DC converter, exploiting its ability to emulate a resistor. In particular, a Buck-Boost converter topology is employed. The model is implemented in the Simulink/SimPower System environment. A commercial PV Conergy E215P photovoltaic module is used in order to evaluate the performances of the proposed electronic load and to validate the proposed approach.

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2016-10-01
http://hdl.handle.net/11588/769930