Solar Cell measurement Trainer Description and Specifications for Lab Tenders
Solar Cell measurement Trainer.
1.13 Technical Description of the Trainer System
The Solar cell measurement trainer system must include the following descriptions or functions:
• Trainer with four solar cells and bypass diodes that can be freely interconnected
• Regulated Peltier module for controlling the solar cell temperature
• Adjustable illuminance
• Software with tutorials and data on load profiles for recording characteristic curves
• Be able to study physical behavior of solar cells under varying illuminance and temperature
• Recording of current-voltage curves
• Calculating current strength and achievable output
• Illustrate how illuminance and temperature affect the curves
• Able to Interconnect solar cells in parallel and series connection
• Able to study the effect of bypass diodes
• Able to investigate Power degradation due to shading
1.14 Technical Specification of Trainer
The trainer must include the following technical specifications:
• Trainer for solar cell measurements
• Four mono crystalline silicon solar cells
• Lighting unit with adjustable illuminance
• Backing for solar cells with Peltier module for regulating temperature
• Patch panel with bypass diodes and adjustable load resistance for selectable types of connection with individual cells
• Function for automated measuring of characteristic curves
• Reference cell as illuminance sensor
• Lab VIEW software with operating status display, tutorial feature and data acquisition via USB, running under Window 7 or Windows Vista
• Technical data:
o Cell type: mono crystalline
o Cell size: 125x125mm
o Typical characteristics of a cell:
fill factor: 76%
max. output: 2,45W
current at max. output: approx. 4,8A
voltage at max. output: approx. 0,5V
short-circuit current: approx. 5,4A
open-circuit voltage: approx. 0,6V
o Lighting unit: 16x 35W
o Dimensions and Weight
Dimension LxWxH: approx. 1610x800x1480mm
Weight: approx. 130kg
o Required for Operation: 230V 50Hz
o Scope of Delivery:
1 trainer
1 cable set
1 Lab VIEW software CD + USB cable
1 set of instructional material
1.15 Figurative description of the Trainer System
An equivalent resemblance of the solar thermal energy Trainer system is indicated in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Equivalent figurative description of the solar cell measurement trainer