Solar panel simulation using adaptive control

This paper develops a novel adaptive control based strategy for accurate simulation of solar panels under any given physical condition and for any general static or dynamic load. The method requires only PV datasheet values to set up the simulator for any given operating condition. Simulations confirm the efficacy of the proposed PV simulator. A novel controller for voltage buffering in applications requiring fast and accurate convergence is also proposed. The PV simulator is implemented in hardware using the proposed voltage buffer. The contributions of this paper are two-fold: (i) the development of a novel adaptive control based PV simulation methodology for dynamic tracking of any general load, and (ii) a novel control scheme for voltage buffering in DC applications.