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Experiment 1 - Basic PV Test
Experiment 1 - Basic PV Test
Experiment 1 - Basic PV Test
Experiment No 1:
Components:
1. PV module
2. Protractor for measuring the angles
3. 2 units of Multimeters (mA Ammeter, Voltmeter)
4. Retort stand
5. Variable resistors (50 , 100 , 1 k, 5 k)
6. Xenon Lamp (Solar simulator)
7. DC power supply
8. Wires
Green wire
Gnd
Xenon Lamp with reflector
White wire
+12V
Gnd
+12V
Black wire Yellow wire 25 cm
Multimeter
25 cm
Tilted PV module
Fig. 2
Experimental Procedures
Part 2: Open Circuit Voltage and Short Circuit Current for different tilted angle
7. After the thermal equilibrium is reached, record the open circuit voltage, Voc, and
the short circuit current, Isc, for PV module placed in horizontal.
8. Now tilt the module from the horizontal by approximately 10 and record the
corresponding open circuit voltage Voc and short circuit current Isc reading at this
position.
9. Repeat the preceding step in tilt angle increments of about 10 unit the module is
vertical and record each corresponding current an voltage readings.
Voc I sc
10. Plot the value of Ratio of versus tilted angle .
Voc I sc