Design of a power regulator for solar energy application
This report aims to present the work that was undertaken by the author during her final year of her Final Year Project. With 85% of the world’s electricity supply are mainly powered from burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil. Due to the growing demand of energy needs and concern for...
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Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61595 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
Summary: | This report aims to present the work that was undertaken by the author during her
final year of her Final Year Project. With 85% of the world’s electricity supply are
mainly powered from burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil. Due to the growing
demand of energy needs and concern for the environment, an alternative energy
source has to be investigated.
Solar energy conversation is the process where the solar energy from the sun gets
converted to another forms of energy which includes heat and electricity. The solar
energy serves as a great alternative to the increasing energy needs and it is able to
sustain as a long term energy source. The solar energy are captured and converted
with the aid of a solar panel. The converted energy source is then stored in batteries
for subsequence use.
The sun do not provide constant solar energy source throughout the day. Therefore
the output voltage from the solar panel varies with time and location.
The purpose of this project is to design a DC-DC converter that effectively converts
the varying voltage into a constant DC voltage.
This project composes of four main components:
Solar Panel-Conversation of solar energy source
DC-DC Converter - Provides a constant DC output value
USB/DC Lithium Polymer battery charger- Ensures and provides safe
charging of lithium batteries
Lithium batteries – Storage of solar power energy source
This report will present the result of experiments that was conducted throughout this
project. Last but not the least, this will also include the knowledge and learning
points that the author has gained during this project |
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