IOT - Powered Smart Photovoltaic Charge Controller

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2023 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 10 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2023

Authors : Sakshi Lahabar, Ajinkya Barapatre, Lokesh Heda

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I1P121

How to Cite?

Sakshi Lahabar, Ajinkya Barapatre, Lokesh Heda, "IOT - Powered Smart Photovoltaic Charge Controller," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 10,  no. 1, pp. 219-225, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I1P121

Abstract:

Renewable energy sources are proven to be reliable and accepted as one of the best ways to meet our growing energy needs. Solar energy is an innovative and emerging technology that does not emit zero carbon in today's world. Thus, it becomes really vital to pay close consideration to its monitoring and application for using solar energy creation. An IoTcentered photovoltaic monitoring framework is proposed to collect and analyze solar energy parameters to predict performance to ensure sustainable energy production. Our framework's main advantage is knowing the optimal solar storage efficiency. The basic use of the charge controller is to monitor the system to provide a price-friendly solution, which constantly demonstrates remote power Product and their functionality on a desktop or mobile device. The proposed system is a tested solar module to monitor power supply, current, voltage, load and mode. This solar monitoring project is made up of a small WiFi Module (ESP32) controller with an embedded Arduino Nano that connects and uploads data via dweet.io. Also, the wireless monitoring system increases the operational reliability of the solar system with low system costs.

Keywords:

Arduino nano, MOSFET driver, Buck convertor, Solar panel, Sensors.

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