IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing
Amid growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, the output from PV panels/cells fails to deliver maximum power to the load, due to the intermittency of ambient conditions. Therefore, utilizing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) becomes essential for PV systems. In this paper, a novel intern...
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| author | Md. Rokonuzzaman Mohammad Shakeri Fazrena Azlee Hamid Mahmuda Khatun Mishu Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Kazi Sajedur Rahman Sieh Kiong Tiong Nowshad Amin |
| author_facet | Md. Rokonuzzaman Mohammad Shakeri Fazrena Azlee Hamid Mahmuda Khatun Mishu Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Kazi Sajedur Rahman Sieh Kiong Tiong Nowshad Amin |
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| description | Amid growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, the output from PV panels/cells fails to deliver maximum power to the load, due to the intermittency of ambient conditions. Therefore, utilizing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) becomes essential for PV systems. In this paper, a novel internet of things (IoT)-equipped MPPT solar charge controller (SCC) is designed and implemented. The proposed circuit system utilizes IoT-based sensors to send vital data to the cloud for remote monitoring and controlling purposes. The IoT platform helps the system to be monitored remotely. The PIC16F877A is used as a main controller of the proposed MPPT-SCC besides implementing the perturb and observe (P&O) technique and a customized buck–boost converter. To validate the proposed system, both simulation and hardware implementation are carried out by the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment and laboratory set up, respectively. The proposed MPPT-SCC can handle the maximum current of 10 A at 12 V voltage. Results show that the efficiency of the proposed system reaches up to 99.74% during a month of performance testing duration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e03daa8e66d344959d9215c36c9de21e2023-11-20T09:24:50ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-08-0198126710.3390/electronics9081267IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance TestingMd. Rokonuzzaman0Mohammad Shakeri1Fazrena Azlee Hamid2Mahmuda Khatun Mishu3Jagadeesh Pasupuleti4Kazi Sajedur Rahman5Sieh Kiong Tiong6Nowshad Amin7Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaCollege of Engineering (COE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaSolar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (@The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, MalaysiaAmid growing demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, the output from PV panels/cells fails to deliver maximum power to the load, due to the intermittency of ambient conditions. Therefore, utilizing maximum power point tracking (MPPT) becomes essential for PV systems. In this paper, a novel internet of things (IoT)-equipped MPPT solar charge controller (SCC) is designed and implemented. The proposed circuit system utilizes IoT-based sensors to send vital data to the cloud for remote monitoring and controlling purposes. The IoT platform helps the system to be monitored remotely. The PIC16F877A is used as a main controller of the proposed MPPT-SCC besides implementing the perturb and observe (P&O) technique and a customized buck–boost converter. To validate the proposed system, both simulation and hardware implementation are carried out by the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment and laboratory set up, respectively. The proposed MPPT-SCC can handle the maximum current of 10 A at 12 V voltage. Results show that the efficiency of the proposed system reaches up to 99.74% during a month of performance testing duration.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/8/1267internet of things (IoT)MPPT charge controllersolar charge controller (SCC)perturb and observe (P&O)microcontroller-based SCCMATLAB/SIMULINK |
| spellingShingle | Md. Rokonuzzaman Mohammad Shakeri Fazrena Azlee Hamid Mahmuda Khatun Mishu Jagadeesh Pasupuleti Kazi Sajedur Rahman Sieh Kiong Tiong Nowshad Amin IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing Electronics internet of things (IoT) MPPT charge controller solar charge controller (SCC) perturb and observe (P&O) microcontroller-based SCC MATLAB/SIMULINK |
| title | IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing |
| title_full | IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing |
| title_fullStr | IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing |
| title_full_unstemmed | IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing |
| title_short | IoT-Enabled High Efficiency Smart Solar Charge Controller with Maximum Power Point Tracking—Design, Hardware Implementation and Performance Testing |
| title_sort | iot enabled high efficiency smart solar charge controller with maximum power point tracking design hardware implementation and performance testing |
| topic | internet of things (IoT) MPPT charge controller solar charge controller (SCC) perturb and observe (P&O) microcontroller-based SCC MATLAB/SIMULINK |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/8/1267 |
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