@ARTICLE{Walczak_Marcin_Design_2022, author={Walczak, Marcin and Bychto, Leszek and Kraśniewski, Jarosław and Duer, Stanisław}, volume={vol. 29}, number={No 4}, journal={Metrology and Measurement Systems}, pages={685-700}, howpublished={online}, year={2022}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Metrology and Scientific Instrumentation}, abstract={Research related to photovoltaic panels comprises different topics starting with modelling solar cells, finding new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms, testing existing ones or designing of DC/DC converters for MPPT systems and microgrids that incorporate photovoltaic energy sources. In each of the examples above a deep knowledge of photovoltaic panels is required, as well as a reliable measurement system that can deliver continuous, stable light with enough power to meet standard test conditions (STC) and that can ensure repeatable results. Therefore this paper presents a low-cost solar simulator with a microcontroller-based measurement system, that can be used for various measurements of low-power photovoltaic panels.}, type={Article}, title={Design and evaluation of a low-cost solar simulator and measurement system for low-power photovoltaic panels}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/125371/PDF/art06-01334_int.pdf}, doi={10.24425/mms.2022.143067}, keywords={solar simulator, photovoltaic panels, photovoltaics, measurements of PV panel characteristics, MPPT evaluation}, }