公开(公告)号：US20160204737A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US15077087

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: ATONOMETRICS, INC.

Inventor： Michael Gostein ,  Russell Apfel ,  Lawrence R. Dunn ,  Stan Faullin ,  Naoum Gitnik ,  Jason Schneider

IPC: H02S50/00 ,  G01R15/14

CPC classification number: H02J3/383 ,  G01R15/146 ,  G01R31/2635 ,  G05F1/67 ,  H02S50/00 ,  H02S50/10 ,  Y02E10/58

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring electrical characteristics of solar panels (photovoltaic modules) wherein the apparatus measures current versus voltage (“I-V”) relationships for both illuminated (“light I-V”) and/or non-illuminated (“dark I-V”) conditions; optionally provides single, dual, or four-quadrant source/sink capability; and measures one or more devices under test (DUTs). The apparatus comprises one or more source measurement units (SMUs), wherein each SMU is connected to one DUT, and optionally includes a positive high-voltage programmable power supply and/or a negative high-voltage programmable power supply. Additionally, the apparatus includes a controller which controls the functions of the SMUs, the high-voltage supplies, and other components of the apparatus, wherein the controller communicates with the SMUs over a signal bus. Finally, the apparatus may include a computer to provide a user interface, communicate with the controller to initiate measurements and record results, analyze resulting data to determine measured parameters, and/or store the measured data.

Abstract translation: 一种用于测量太阳能电池板（光伏模块）的电气特性的装置，其中该装置测量照明（“I-V”）和/或非照明（“暗I-V”）条件的电流对电压（“I-V”）关系。 可选地提供单，双或四象限的源/汇功能; 并测量一个或多个被测设备（DUT）。 该装置包括一个或多个源测量单元（SMU），其中每个SMU连接到一个DUT，并且可选地包括正高压可编程电源和/或负高压可编程电源。 此外，该装置包括控制器，其控制SMU，高压电源以及该装置的其他部件的功能，其中控制器通过信号总线与SMU进行通信。 最后，设备可以包括提供用户界面的计算机，与控制器通信以启动测量和记录结果，分析结果数据以确定测量的参数，和/或存储测量的数据。