Testing Terrestrial Solar-Powered Inverters
Application Notes
Terrestrial solar 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 qualiication, it is critical to test with an array 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 Keysight Technologies, Inc. E4360 solar array simulator will simulate controllable, consistent, stable, and wideranging solar module performance.