Plot IV Curves for Solar Panels Easily

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hi Guys,
can anyone suggest me some software by which i can plot IV curve for solar panels by just feeding in open circuit voltage, short circuit current, max power, max current and voltage, efficiency.
 
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pranavnatural said:
can anyone suggest me some software by which i can plot IV curve for solar panels by just feeding in open circuit voltage, short circuit current, max power, max current and voltage, efficiency.
Download LTSpice and use the equivalent circuit of a photovoltaic cell as your starting point. It might not be the magic pill solution you hoped for but it'll give you a good feel for how the various parameters that characterize a pv cell affect the IV curve.

If you show some effort I'll help you later when I have time.