Solar power optimizer

This project aims to evaluate and develop of the solar power optimizers under shading conditions. Research and evaluation of SolarMagic power optimizer by National Semiconductor. The evaluation is done indoor using photovoltaic simulator using various panel configuration that includes individual pan...

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Main Author: Ong, Wei Lun.
Other Authors: Wang Dan Wei
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-458752023-07-07T15:57:02Z Solar power optimizer Ong, Wei Lun. Wang Dan Wei School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering STELOP Pte. Ltd. Lee Chai Lay DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Power electronics This project aims to evaluate and develop of the solar power optimizers under shading conditions. Research and evaluation of SolarMagic power optimizer by National Semiconductor. The evaluation is done indoor using photovoltaic simulator using various panel configuration that includes individual panel, series and parallel connections. All the tests are done with and without the power optimizer. Different sizes of shading are also implemented to observe how the optimizer performs. Impedance matching is used for the design objective of this project. Buck converter is used as an impedance matcher that loads out the maximum power from the solar panel regardless of the load resistance connected. A microchip microcontroller P18F1320 is implemented to generate a PWM signal to drive the MOSFET in the converter. Analog to Digital converter in the microcontroller is used to read the input voltage and current of the solar panel. Various flaws of the buck converter impedance matching are also discussed. Bachelor of Engineering 2011-06-22T09:14:25Z 2011-06-22T09:14:25Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45875 en Nanyang Technological University 74 p. application/pdf
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Ong, Wei Lun.
Solar power optimizer
description This project aims to evaluate and develop of the solar power optimizers under shading conditions. Research and evaluation of SolarMagic power optimizer by National Semiconductor. The evaluation is done indoor using photovoltaic simulator using various panel configuration that includes individual panel, series and parallel connections. All the tests are done with and without the power optimizer. Different sizes of shading are also implemented to observe how the optimizer performs. Impedance matching is used for the design objective of this project. Buck converter is used as an impedance matcher that loads out the maximum power from the solar panel regardless of the load resistance connected. A microchip microcontroller P18F1320 is implemented to generate a PWM signal to drive the MOSFET in the converter. Analog to Digital converter in the microcontroller is used to read the input voltage and current of the solar panel. Various flaws of the buck converter impedance matching are also discussed.
author2 Wang Dan Wei
author_facet Wang Dan Wei
Ong, Wei Lun.
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author Ong, Wei Lun.
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title Solar power optimizer
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title_fullStr Solar power optimizer
title_full_unstemmed Solar power optimizer
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publishDate 2011
url http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45875
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