Solar Cell Trainer

1. Self-contained solar cell trainer

2. Adjustable solar irradiation and azimuth for sunlight simulation

3. Equipped with DAQ is advantageous to acquire and save the experimental data

Specifications:

Solar Cell Base

1. Solar Cell Modules

(1) 4 pcs of monocrystalline silicon solar cell 6*12 cm

(2) Each solar cell unit:

a. Open circuit voltage (Voc): 0.55V

b. Short circuit current (Isc): 2.3A

c. Maximum load voltage (Vpm): 0.5V

d. Maximum load current (Ipm): 2.2A

e. Maximum power (Ppm): 1.1W

f. Efficiency (Eff): 15%

2. Dimmer

(1) Adjust the brightness of halogen lamp:

a. Input voltage 110VAC or 220VAC

b. Output voltage 12V

3. Light Source

(1) Halogen lamp 12V / 50W

(2) Beam angle 60°

Solar Cell Module:

1. Digital Multimeter x 2

(1) DC Voltage: 400mV, 4V, 40V, auto range, Input resistance ≥ 10MΩ

(2) AC Voltage: 400mV, 4V, 40V, auto range, Input resistance ≥ 10MΩ

(3) DC Current: 400μA, 400mA,10A, push button selector switch

10A Range: 10A/250V fuse protected, mA/μA Ranges: 0.5A / 250V fuse protected

(4) AC Current: 400μA, 400mA,10A, push button selector switch, 10A Range: 10A/250V fuse protected, mA/μA Ranges: 0.5A/250V fuse protected

(5) Resistance: 400Ω, 4K Ω, 40K Ω, 4M Ω, 40M Ω, auto range

(6) Diode test: 0~1.5V

(7) Continuity: Buzzer for the measured resistance < 30 Ω

(8) Display: 3 ¾ digit LCD, max. indication 3999

– 2. Energy Storage

(1) NiMH rechargeable battery 1.2V / 80mAh

(2) Super capacitor 10F / 2.7V

3. Load

(1) DC motor:

(2) Light bulb: 1.1V, 300mA

(3) Potentiometer: 100Ω, 10-turn

4. Inverter

(1) Input voltage: 2VDC

(2) Output:

a. Modified sine wave 1Vpp 50/60Hz

b. Square wave 2Vpp 50/60Hz

Power Supply:

1. Input voltage 110/220 VAC

2. Output voltage 15VDC

DAQ with Software:

1. Channel 1 and 2: max. input voltage ±5V

2. Channel 3 and 4: max. input current 1A

3. DAQ type: Windows 10/11

4. System requirement

– (1) – PC: Intel Core i5 13th Generation processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 512GB SSD, 19 Inch Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse.

(2) OS: Windows 10/11

List of Experiments:

1. Measuring the irradiation of various light sources

2. Energy conversion of solar cells

3. Diode characteristic of a solar cell

4. Effect of light-sensing area on the open-circuit voltage of solar cell

5. Effect of light-sensing area on the short-circuit current of solar cell

6. Effect of irradiation on open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of solar cells

7. Relationship between the angle of irradiation and the short-circuit current of solar cell

8. Open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of solar cells connected in series-shading

9. Open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current of solar cells connected in parallel-shading

10. I-V curve of solar cells

11. Conversion efficiency and Maximum Power Point (MPP)

12. Simulating a daily course of sunlight

13. Charging a capacitor with solar cells

14. Capacitor discharging

15. Constructing a solar power island system

16. Inverter

Accessories:

1. Test leads: 1 set

2. Experiment manual

3. Instructor’s manual

4. Basic solar power meter

(1) Operating with DAQ

(2) Measuring range 10~1200W/m²

5. 25% Shading plate

50% Shading plate

75% Shading plate

100% Shading plate

– Solar Power Meter

1. Display: 3 ½ digit LCD, max indication 1999

2 2 2. Measuring range: 2000 W/m, 634 Btu/ (ft x h)

2 2 3. Resolution: 0.1 W/m, 0.1 Btu/ (ft x h)

2 2 4. Accuracy: ±10 W/m, ±3 Btu/ (ft x h)

5. Sampling rate: 2 Hz