Hi, i cannot find solar cell block in MATLAB 2014a. I require assistance in finding it in library.

i am starting to work on a project regarding MPPT and time is short, so designing a solar cell can be waste of time if MATLAB already has a block of it in the library.

Answer 1

[Sebastian Castro]

There is a Solar Cell block in the SimElectronics > Sources library. Do you have that product? You can check by typing "ver" in the Command Window and seeing if it comes up.

Otherwise, you can use Simscape (either components or the Simscape language) to implement the equivalent circuit or equations according to the Solar Cell block's documentation:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/elec/ref/solarcell.html

- Sebastian