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The PV Array and PV Inverter are two major components of a photovoltaic power generation system. The efficient performance of the PV Array and PV Inverter determine the return on investment of a PV power generation system over the long run. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the weather, irradiance, and temperature change characteristics of the operating region when building a PV system. Additionally, the optimal performance...
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The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum dedicates its B-17 ‘City of Savannah’ Restoration Project to hundreds of spectators. Foothill Ranch, CA: On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum dedicated its B-17 ‘City of Savannah’ Restoration Project to hundreds of spectators including World War II veterans, current military personnel and the many volunteers to honor of the 5,000th combat aircraft processed at...
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The Mighty 8th Air Force Museum is preserving the legacy of the Greatest Generation in part through a restoration project of a B-17 bomber. On Tuesday, the “B-17 Flying Fortress City of Savannah” received a power boost from a California company. Chroma Systems Solutions donated equipment with a price tag of more than $15,000. The bomber will be restored to its full combat configuration, and it...
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Chroma has developed two software modules that integrate a DC power supply and an electronic load for battery pack testing. The Battery Charge/Discharge Testing Software programs the test sequence, loop and stop conditions. The measured voltage, current and power data is recorded in a file for future analysis. The Dynamic Current Waveform Simulation Software records to an Excel compatible file actual discharge current waveforms from...
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This Automated Test System uses the unique test command optimization technology to prevent the repeating control commands from sending to the system hardware devices. This improves the system test speed dramatically and makes Chroma 8000 PV Inverter Automatic Test Application, which uses open software architecture, highly efficient as a close or optimized automated test system. To meet the power supply test requirements, the Chroma Model...
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A PV system is an energy system which directly converts energy from the sunlight into electricity. Once light hits the solar cell (array), electricity is generated and the DC is collected at a PV inverter. PV inverter is a device that changes DC power to AC power and is also a key component in PV systems. There are two main types of PV systems, Grid...
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Chroma’s FAQs database is filled with common questions regarding our power test instruments & it’s a great resource for finding answers quickly. If you can’t find the answer we make it easy for you to submit your own questions & receive a response from our support team. Below is a list of our most popular FAQs to date. How well are current and voltage measurements...
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The 62000P Series DC Power Supply includes 9 different models ranging from 600W to 5000W, up to 120A and up to 600V, most of which can be purchased at www.shopchromausa.com. Due to their constant power operating envelope a single instrument can provide both high voltage/low current and low voltage/high current thereby reducing the number of supplies needed in typical ATE and benchtop applications. Advantages include...
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New H Series 15kV programmable DC Power Supply provides a stable solar array simulation of Voc up to 1000V and Isc up to 25A. Incredibly fast transient response makes this DC supply an ideal tester for MPPT performance on PV inverter devices. Softpanels are a valuable option. More on this DC Power Supply
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The Model 62150H-600S/1000S DC Power Supply has a built in SAS model that can easily program the Voc, Isc, Vmp, Imp parameters to simulate different solar cell materials I-V characteristic outputs with fast response time. Moreover, the “Table” mode is capable of saving a 128 point array of user programmed voltages and currents via a remote interface. It can easily create a shadowed I-V Curve...
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