2134/17848 Sheryl Williams Sheryl Williams Richard Blanchard Richard Blanchard A. Mohammed A. Mohammed Martin Bliss Martin Bliss Ramesh Pancholi Ramesh Pancholi Michael S. Clowes Michael S. Clowes The development of a remote laboratory for distance learning at Loughborough University Loughborough University 2015 Remote laboratory Distance learning LabView Photovoltaic panels 2015-06-15 10:07:38 Conference contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/The_development_of_a_remote_laboratory_for_distance_learning_at_Loughborough_University/9559796 The increasing deployment of photovoltaic systems requires large numbers of skilled engineers with a greater understanding of all aspects of PV technology both theoretical and practical. Developing experimental rigs at universities is expensive and limited to students physically attending the university. One recent approach to increase access to laboratories is the development of remote experiments. Here students can control real experimental equipment using a visual interface via the Internet. In this paper we explore the development of a photovoltaic laboratory to enable users to access and remotely control experimental equipment based at Loughborough University from anywhere in the world.