The Solar Panel Emulator Function Set is a function that can be activated in the Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply enabling the module to emulate a solar panel.

The Solar Panel Emulator control function is only available in computer-based mode. This means that the function performed by the Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply is selected, set, and monitored using the LVDAC-EMS software. The function emulates a solar panel consisting of an array of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The current-voltage characteristic of each PV module emulated is the same as that of the PV module used in the Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Panel. The function allows the user to determine the size of the PV module array emulated, by selecting the number of PV modules connected in series and in parallel. A sliding control in the Solar Panel Emulator interface provides the user full control of solar irradiance.