Solar energy is an inexhaustible, clean and sustainable energy source, but only a small amount is used to directly power human activities. Different forms of renewable energies have been discussed along with the most important one, the solar energy. The solar module is the equipment to converts the sunlight into the electricity directly. The modeling of PV (photovoltaic) systems is very crucial for designing the system for practical applications. This book presents a PV array model developed using Matlab/Simulink where the effect of solar insolation and PV array temperature on commercial PV modules have been studied through the simulated P-I, I-V and P-V output characteristics. The proposed model facilitates simulating and monitoring the dynamic performance of PV-based systems. Therefore, the accurate solar module model established in this book can be applied to the simulated photovoltaic generation system in order to precisely simulate and predict the characteristics of power generation for real photovoltaic system. In summary, this book is a valuable asset for every solar engineer. It provides an step-by-step information about the MATLAB Modelling of Solar PV Panel.

This Sustainable Energy Laboratory manual contains detailed information on several carefully planned experiments on Renewable Energy .For each experiment, the details, like its aim, expected outcome, theory, the equipment used, measurement methodology, results are given. Significant effort has gone into preparing lab manual and Renewable Energy experimental setups. I request the readers to go through this manual with dedication so that after learning, you can train several other people and thus contribute to the development of renewable energy in the world.