Solar cell curves measurement based on LabVIEW microcontroller interfacing

This paper describes a novel data acquisition system designed and implemented with facilities for measuring and monitoring the characteristics of a PV solar cell, module and/or system. The functioning of the equipment is based on the so-called virtual instrumentation. This is a non-conventional concept, however it does not have the many limitations in other systems. Additionally, the whole equipment can be implemented at significantly lower cost...