Laboratory 1
| The Influence of Temperature Variation in Solar Cells |
The main objectives of this work are:
1. To characterize a solar cell by its electrical equivalent circuit;
2. To estimate experimentally the solar cell’s parameters;
3. To compute the current-voltage, power-voltage and efficiency-voltage curves and analyze their temperature influence;
Laboratory 2
Groups of Solar Cells Connected in Series and Parallel
The main objectives of this work are:
1. To investigate the difference to have solar cells connected in series and in parallel;
2. To help answer the question of how solar cells behave like batteries
Laboratory 3
Shading Effects and The Purpose of By-pass Diodes
The main objectives of this work are:
1. To analyse the shading effects in the voltage-current (I-U) and power-current (P-U) characteristic curves on a set of solar cells connected in series;
2. To verify the change occurred on those characteristic curves when using, or not, by-pass (BP) diodes;
3. To analyse different levels of shading.
Laboratory 4 & 5
Analysis of a Concentrating Photovoltaic & Thermal Hybrid Collector (C-PVT)
The main objectives of this work are to:
1. To characterize a concentrated photovoltaic thermal (C-PVT) collector;
2. To analyze the influence of non-uniform illumination in the CPVT panel operation;
3. To analyze the concentration and tilt effect on the PV production;
4. To understand the connections between the C-PVT collector and the on-grid inverter;
5. To understand the operation of the maximum power point tracking system;
Laboratory 6
Photovoltaic Application: Design and Study
The main objectives of this work are:
1. For students to propose a photovoltaic application;
2. To elaborate on the load curves, irradiation and ambient conditions;
3. To chose the required equipment for the application;
4. And to present the calculation for the system design.