Design and Construction of an Arduino Based Solar Power Parameter Measuring System with Data Logger
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2020-06
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
Accurate monitoring and measurement of solar photovoltaic panel
parameters are important for solar power plant analysis to evaluate the
performance and predict the future energy generation. There are always
challenges of getting such data readily available due to huge amount of
money to be spent on state of the art equipment or the purchase of
reliable satellite weather data. This study aimed at the development of a
cost-effective parameter-measuring system for a solar photovoltaic
panel using Arduino microprocessor board. The systems measure five
parameters, including voltage, current, light intensity, temperature, and
pressure. The hardware circuit was designed to link different sensors
with the Arduino board and the measured data were in turn were
documented into a computer for further analysis. The accuracy of the
constructed device was ascertained by comparing the measured
parameters with that of conventional standard measuring instruments
which shows good agreement. The measured parameters show that the
output energy generation from solar photovoltaic panel largely
depends on the solar irradiance and temperature.
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Solar photovoltaic,, measurement system, pressure,, Voltage current, light intensity Temperature,
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Ibrahim, O., Babatunde, A. Y., Boluwatife, A. J., Afolayan, M. A., Ogunbiyi, O., Madugu, I. S. & Zakariyya, O. S. (2020): Design and Construction of an Arduino Based Solar Power Parameter Measuring System with Data Logger. Arid Zone Journal of Engineering, Technology and Environment (AZOJETE), 16(1); 255-268, Published by Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria. Available online at https://www.azojete.com.ng/index.php/azojete