The fabrication and characterization of PV
modules are always done under standard test conditions
(STC). However, the condition of operation are often far
from this standard conditions. As a result, developing a
characterization circuit is considered as a point of interest
for researchers. This paper presents a new methodology in
characterizing a PV module using an electronic load
circuit. The circuit is implemented using a power
MOSFET driven by a pulse width modulator (PWM)
developed by LABVIEW. The system is tested and its
results are validated by comparing it with simulation
results performed by Comsol Multiphysics and Matlab.
The system shows high accuracy with respect to the
previous published work with lower cost and higher
simplicity
Keywords— Photovoltaic, Characterization, Electronic load, and
Pulse width modulation (PWM