[en] PVMSim is a MATLAB application for traceable parameter extraction of the double-diode photovoltaic model from measured current–voltage (I–V) curves. The software addresses a reproducibility gap in photovoltaic parameter-identification studies, where input provenance, run settings, and diagnostic evidence are often reported inconsistently. It provides graphical and command-line execution modes for staged parameter extraction from measured I–V data using module definitions from a configuration library. Each run exports a structured package with configuration, logs, summaries, result files, and integrity hashes, enabling traceable reruns and controlled comparisons across datasets and computational settings.
Moreno-Espino, Mailyn; UCM - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Duchene, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Analyse multi-échelles dans le domaine des matériaux et structures du génie civil
Tuninetti, Víctor; UFRO - Universidad de La Frontera
Zalazar, Carlos; Doctoral Program in Engineering, Macro-Faculty of Engineering (UFRO–UBB–UTALCA Consortium)
Irarrázaval, Rodrigo; Doctoral Program in Engineering, Macro-Faculty of Engineering (UFRO–UBB–UTALCA Consortium)
Rivera, Marco; UoN - University of Nottingham
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English
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PVMSim: A MATLAB app for reproducible double-diode parameter extraction from measured photovoltaic current–voltage curves
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