Real-Time Monitoring of a Solar Charge Controller for Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems
A. Ayob1, H. I. Mohammed2, A. S. Sabaahul Ahmad3, M. H. M. Saad4, A. Hussain5
1A. Ayob, Centre for Integrated Systems and Advanced Technologies, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
2H. I. Mohammed, Centre for Integrated Systems and Advanced Technologies, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
3A. S. Sabaahul Ahmad, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
4M. H. M. Saad, Centre for Integrated Systems and Advanced Technologies, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
5A. Hussain, Centre for Integrated Systems and Advanced Technologies, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, The National University of Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 6295-6300 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D5110118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D5110.118419
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Abstract: Solar charge controllers are devices that handle battery charging from solar cells and control the flow current to batteries and loads. The technology to implement such controllers mostly involves microcontrollers. However, the design of integrated advanced monitoring and control mechanisms is required so that users can enhance the energy consumption performance. This work aims to develop a standalone solar charge controller that allows real-time monitoring of the battery status and is included with an automatic circuit breaker for increasing the battery lifetime. The implementation is completed in four phases which involves the design and development of the hardware, software as well as prototype for testing. The results have shown that a solar charge controller with real-time online monitoring of the battery status can be implemented successfully through Things Net platform.
Keywords: Solar charge controller, Stand-alone PV and Microcontroller.
Scope of the Article: Logic, Functional programming and Microcontrollers for IoT.