太阳模拟器作为一种重要的试验与测试设备正广泛应用于航天领域和太阳能利用领域。介绍了使用最多的传统型太阳模拟器的结构组成和工作原理，论述了其优缺点及存在价值。着重叙述了当今涌现的具有代表性的新型太阳模拟器的系统组成和实现形式，如LED太阳模拟器、多光源太阳模拟器、均光棒太阳模拟器、积分球太阳模拟器、光纤传输太阳模拟器和运动式太阳模拟器等。并对它们进行了比较分析，总结了其发展趋势。

Solar simulator as an important test equipment is widely used in the fields of aerospace and solar energy. This paper briefly introduces the structural composition and working principle of traditional solar simulators, and then discusses the advantages, disadvantages and existing value. It also analyzes the new typical solar simulator systems and operation forms, such as LED solar simulator, multiple-source solar simulator, uniform light bar solar simulator, integral sphere solar simulator, optical fiber transmission solar simulator and moving solar simulator and so on. Finally, the characteristics of the solar simulators mentioned above and the development in future are summarized.