In Part 1 of this demonstration we will capture a family of IV curves using diferent levels of illuminations.
A simple program was created to control Agilent's N6784A general purpose SMU to capture an IV curve of a solar panel. The N6784A is a four quadrant PS and can be used to sweep through the IV curve of a solar panel. The N6784A module can be used in the N6700-series mainframe or the N6705B DC Power Analyzer.
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In Part 2 of this demonstration, we will capture a family of IV curves at different temperatures. We will use Agilent's N6784A general purpose SMU to capture an IV curve of a solar panel. The N6784A is a four quadrant PS and can be used to sweep through the IV curve of a solar panel. A simple program was created to step through the voltages and measure the current which is then plotted. In addition, we will use a 34972A Data Acquisition Unit to measure the temperature. We connect the 34972A to a pocket router so that readings are sent over a WiFi connection.
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