BPW34 Photodiode Solar Irradiance Sensor

Modeling BPW34 photodiode as Solar Irradiance Sensor with sensitivity about 0.2mV / W/m^2 with 43 ohm resistor

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Developed by Rodney Tan (PhD)
Version 1.1 (Sep 2022)
Photodiode model used in this simulink model is based on BPW34 datasheet
This test bench performs BPW34 photodiode voltage Output characteristic test and plots its output voltage vs solar irradiance 0-1400 W/m^2 with various shunt resistors.
The BPW34 photodiode as Solar Irradiance Sensor with sensitivity about 0.2mV / W/m^2 with 43 ohm resistor.

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Rodney Tan (2026). BPW34 Photodiode Solar Irradiance Sensor (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/74668-bpw34-photodiode-solar-irradiance-sensor), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0

Version 1.0.0 Basic BPW34 Model
Version 1.1.0 Added various shunt resistors to test the BPW34 voltage output characteristic
1.0.0