Abstract
This work comprises the design, development, characterization and implementation of a solar simulator prototype for photovoltaic modules, implementing LED lamp technology as artificial lighting. First, we designed the prototype in AutoCAD, and then we built it using a box (100×100×35cm) made of sheet metal as a cabin. We used a super polished sheet as a reflective surface inside the cabin. Inside the cabin, we placed 8 LED lamps of 200 and 50 Watts in order to have a constant irradiance. An Arduino UNO board and a SPLITE2 pyranometer were used to measure lamp irradiance, along with a MATLAB data acquisition system. As a result, a functional prototype of a CB type solar simulator with an area of 1m2 was got with a constant irradiance of 200 W/m2 at a height of 30cm and with a homogeneity of 98.6 W/m2 difference between peaks.
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