Patent ID: 8744791
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G01R,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method of automatically generating and analyzing solar cell current-voltage (IV) curves, the method comprising: varying a DC load presented to a first string of solar panels in a plurality of strings of solar panels, each string of solar panels in the plurality of strings of solar panels comprising a plurality of serially-connected solar panels, each solar panel in the plurality of serially-connected solar panels comprising a plurality of serially-connected solar cells mounted on a same frame; sensing voltages and currents generated by the first string of solar panels responsive to the variation of the DC load; and receiving data indicative of an environmental parameter; and a computer automatically generating a first IV curve of the first string of solar panels by plotting the voltages and currents generated by the first string of solar panels responsive to the variation of the DC load.