Design of a solar simulator using a Genetic Algorithm: a case study

• Marta Rodríguez-Guerra ^[1] ; Ricardo Vergaz Benito ^[1] ; Eduardo López Fraguas ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

     Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Conectando la academia y la industria: Libro de actas OPTOEL 2023 / coord. por Alejandro Carballar Rincón, María del Rosario Fernández Ruiz, 2024
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Solar simulators were traditionally made by xenon lamps, optical filters and other optical components. In the recent years, LED-based simulators including different optics have arisen due to their versatility, low cost and long lifetime. Among the design procedures to build them, algorithm-based methods could be applied to find optimal configurations of LEDs. Although this kind of methods have been used in the last years, hardly ever thespatial dimensions of the real problem are considered, being only the spectral match pursued, thus relegating the efforts made to a mostly theoretical sphere. In this communication, we present a methodology based on the use of a Genetic Algorithm that takes this aspect into account. With our approach, a fully-designed LED-based functional luminary that achieves the A+A+ classification according to the current official standard IEC 60904-9 can be obtained.