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Solar Array Simulators allow microinverters to be tested
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Extracting maximum energy

Terrestrial solar micro inverter designers and manufacturers must ensure
their products are capable of extracting and delivering the maximum power that
is available from the solar modules to which they are attached. Power available
from a solar module is highly dependent on its illumination and temperature. The
maximum available power is known as the maximum power point (MPP), and it
changes with operating conditions. For inverter design, development and
qualification, it is critical to test with a variety of MPPs. To obtain a full
range of MPPs and other operating points from a solar module with which to test
your inverter, it must be exposed to a predictable, repeatable and broad range
of illumination and temperature conditions for extended periods. That is
impractical to do in a test environment with a solar module. The Agilent E4360
solar array simulator will provide controllable, consistent, stable, and
wide-ranging solar module performance.

Use the Agilent E4360 solar array simulator to:

Develop and verify performance of inverter peak power tracking circuits
and algorithms

Measure and verify inverter efficiency

Verify the ability of the inverter to produce power grid level output from
low to high voltage extremes

Perform qualification tests ― confirm inverter performance during or after
exposure to environmental conditions

Perform accelerated lifecycle tests

Perform certification tests

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E4360A
Modular Solar Array Simulator Mainframe, 1200W
The Agilent 1200W,
E4360A Modular Solar Array Simulator is a 2U high, 2-slot mainframe that
accepts up to 2 E4360 series modules. Modules are ordered separately. It
offers LAN, USB, and GPIB interfaces standard.

Data
Acquisition - DAQ
Agilent’s Data Acquisition - DAQ and system switching
hardware is designed for electrical, physical, mechanical, acoustic and signal
routing applications up to 50GHz.

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Testing
Terrestrial Solar-Powered Inverters Using Solar Array Simulation
Techniques

2009-06-01 |
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| 2009-06-01 | PDF 220 KB

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| 2009-07-24 | PDF 486 KB

Generating
I-V Curves with the Agilent E4360A Solar Array Simulator Using the Parameters
Voc, Isc, N

2009-03-12

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Terrestrial Solar-powered Inverters Using Solar Array Simulation
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Flexible Terrestrial Solar Cell/Module I-V Characterization Solutions

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