Arduino Red Board Solar Panel Measurements

We have performed a basic measurement test and we have also added the voltage measurement with an arduino mega 2560 r3 board and visualization and data collection with node red and node red dashboard.

Arduino red board solar panel measurements.

Finally i made a pwm charge controller. The arduino senses the solar panel and battery voltages by using two voltage divider circuits. According to these voltage levels it decides how to charge the battery and control the load. Solar panels mppt solar panel regulator controller.

Arduino mega 2560 r3 board. Play video one year ago i began building my own solar system to provide power for my village house. You may use various batteries that has the voltage of 3 0v 4 2v to shift up for 5v output or put on li ion battery and solar panel to form an autonomous sensor unit. Initially i made a lm317 based charge controller and an energy meter for monitoring the system.

Arduino s analog inputs can be used to measure dc voltage between 0 and 5v when using the. Want to measure solar radiation but cant afford a pyranometers. The arduino uses 2 light dependent resistors ldrs that are separated by a fin to compare the light levels on either side and then rotate the servo attached to the panel towards the more illuminated ldr until the two detectors are equal. In this system solar panel will move in the direction of sun from sun rise to sun set.

Measuring solar radiation with arduino. The heart of the charge controller is an arduino nano board. The mini solar panel. Well make your own device with your arduino board using this guide.

This device keeps a flat panel holding a solar cell continuously following the sun as it moves across the sky. The solar panels need to generate 266ma on average during the daylight hours but the one i chose a 12v 3w panel only generates about 210ma max in the usable voltage range so two need to be paralleled which yields 420ma which is well over the current required for that winter day in louisville. The solar charger is a stackable shield to arduino compatible platforms enables adaptive battery power and act as energy harvester for in field charging. Project tutorial by jeffrey.