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Solar Panel Interface
The
Solar
Panel Interface
will allow you to quickly and accurately
characterize two solar panels in series or
parallel. Or you can use one solar panel if
you wish. The graphic software displays the
solar panel’s voltage,
current and
power
outputs – all together - in real-time - on a
single plotting screen like that below.
Rather than
manually plotting IV curves, the Solar
Panel Interface does this for you
automatically - immediately showing the
maximum power point for any load and solar
panel series-parallel configuration.
Additionally,
you can measure the effects of heat,
shadowing and tilt angle on the solar
panel’s performance.
Three separate red-black banana terminal pairs
are available to install up to two solar panels
and a variable resistive load (supplied).
Download User Manua l(pdf)
Download Specification Sheet (pdf)
Circuit Hookup
Supplied
Materials
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Solar
Panel Interface Board
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6 foot
RS-232 to USB cable + software driver on
small CD-ROM
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1000 ohm
variable, linear taper potentiometer load
with attached cable
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CD-ROM
with StampPlot graphics software and user
manual
Specifications
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Solar panel
Series – Parallel switch
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Total solar
panel power should be under 20 watts
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Maximum 2 amp
total current solar panel output
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5.5” L x 2.5”W
circuit board dimensions
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USB or RS-232
serial interface
- StampPlot
Graphical Display software on CD-ROM
- USB driver software on separate mini
CD-ROM
Other Required Materials Not
Supplied
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