PC-Based Real-Time Platform for PV Module Characterization and ODM Parameters Identification

A low-cost framework using PC-based platform associated with LabVIEW program has been developed to obtain the current–voltage (I–V) and power–voltage (P–V) curves automatically. In the developed platform, the Arduino board is used to acquire the measured current, voltage, temperature, and irradiance from the PV panel under test using different sensors such as current transformer, thermistor, and irradiance transducer. The new developed platform can provide the dynamic parameters such as maximum power and its corresponding voltage and current with acceptable accuracy and precision in measurement under different environmental conditions. It stores the measured data for the objective of identification and extraction of the five electrical parameters of the PV module’s one diode mathematical model using gray wolf optimizer.