In the race for renewable energy, solar is gaining ground on wind generation, which currently holds a lead over solar. In its July “Short-term energy outlook,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that next year, additional solar capacity coming online will exceed additional wind capacity for the first time, the EIA reports.
PV-panel, grid and residential-load simulation for inverter test
Posted by
AMETEK on Aug 24, 2021 10:00:00 AM
Topics: PV inverter manufacturers, PV inverter testing, PV simulation, Energy and Power Generation
Stay on the curve to accurately test solar array inverters
Posted by
Bill Martin on Apr 29, 2015 9:28:33 AM
In order to perform an accurate test of solar array inverters, the output of a solar array simulator must faithfully follow the I-V curve of a solar array or solar panel. That is to say that it must respond just as a solar array would to the changing load conditions imposed by the inverter under test. In order to evaluate how well a simulator can do this, you need to consider three parameters: output noise current, phase error between output voltage and current, and the maximum power point (MPP) tracking accuracy.
Topics: DC_Power, PV simulation, TerraSAS