Krismadinata, Silvi Anggraini, Asnil, Rudi Mulya, Syafii, Fahmi
This paper discusses the design and assembly of PV emulators to employ in power converter testing on solar power plant systems. The design process starts with simulating the features of a Photovoltaic (PV) module based on the factors it has. The buck converter serves as a virtual PV module. These models are then simulated, tested, and built hardware for Photovoltaic Emulators (PVE). A cheap Arduino Uno microcontroller processes the activities of a PVE. The suggested PVE includes a Graphical User Interface (GUI) based on Matlab. The Proportional, Integral, Differential (PID) controller controls the current and output voltage of the buck converter to acquire the precision of the current and voltage settings of the converter buck, which is a function of the solar module's irradiation and temperature. The proposed PVE uses Solkar 36-Watt PV modules as a model. The experiment results show that the suggested PVE can be used as a PV module simulator in power converter testing at solar power plants and as a substitute for the real PV module. © 2025 Seventh Sense Research Group®
Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research (CEPER), Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia; Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
