Outdoor-PV Research Laboratory

Investigation of photovoltaic modules and systems under outdoor conditions

Measurements:

• • Current-Voltage (I-V) curve of individual PV modules of different technologies:

  • BSF, PERC, PERT, HIT, IBC, a-Si/μcSi, a-Si, CIGS, bifacial PERC, bifacial HIT, bifacial PERT.

  • Energy monitoring of individual PV modules through micro-inverters

  • Irradiance sensors: Spectral irradiance, global horizontal irradiance, plane-of-array irradiance,  diffuse spectral irradiance, diffuse global irradiance, albedo.

  • Other sensors: Module temperature, ambient temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, air density, wind speed, wind direction.

For a detailed description of the PV-Laboratory see:

• http://proceedings.ises.org/paper/swc2019/swc2019-0077-CondeMendoza.pdf

• http://revistas.uni.edu.pe/index.php/tecnia/article/view/835 (Spanish)

Explanatory videos:

• • CONCYTEC projects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXhmT7dhup8 (Spanish)

  • Charla RIdeC-Perú (20.09.2020): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=777934729673769 (Spanish)

  • Cierre proyecto Paneles FV: https://www.facebook.com/vripucp/videos/1162520740958272

  • Cierre proyecto Sistemas FV: https://www.facebook.com/vripucp/videos/516871600179545

  • Cierre proyecto Sistemas FV + plataforma IT: https://www.facebook.com/vripucp/videos/2152433274931251

Fig. 1: Module and system characterization laboratory.

Fig. 2: Schemes of monofacial (left) and bifacial (right) systems for the I-V characterization and micro-inverter monitoring of solar panels and meteorological station.

Fig 3: User interface of control and data acquisition software.

Se ha implementado este laboratorio gracias al financiamiento por los siguientes fondos de proyectos de investigación:

• CONCYTEC, a través de su unidad ejecutora PROCIENCIA. [contratos número 124-2018-FONDECYT, 236-2015-FONDECYT, 045-2018-FONDECYT-BM-IADT-MU, 013-2020-FONDECYT-BM].

• PUCP: Sección Física, Departamento Académico de Ciencias

• PUCP: Vicerrectorado de Investigación [contratos número CAP-2021-A-0028 / PI0737, CAP-2020-1-0087/803 , CAP-2019-3-0041]

• PUCP: Vicerrectorado Administrativo [Actividad PO0088]