The aim of this project is to measure solar cell parameters through multiple sensor data acquisition. In this project a solar panel is used which keeps monitoring the sunlight. The solar panel is rotated in proper direction to get maximum light fron the sun. The LDR sensors monitors light intensity and gear dc motor is controlled automatically through motor driver IC. Here different parameters of the solar panel like the light intensity, voltage and the temperature are monitored. The microcontroller used here is Atmega328 from AVR family.
The light intensity is monitored using an LDR sensor, voltage by voltage divider principle and temperature by LM35 analog temperature sensor. All these data are displayed on a 16X2 LCD interfaced to the microcontroller.
Software Tools:
• ARDUINO IDE
• EMBDDED CPP CODE
• PROTEUS SIMULATOR
Hardware :
ATMEGA328 Microcontroller
- LDR Sensor
- DC Motor
- L293d Motor Driver
- LM35 Temperature Sensor
- MOSFET IRFZ44 Driver
- Zigbee Modules
- Solar Panel 12V 5w
- Rechargeable Battery 12v 1.3Ah
- 16*2 LCD DISPLAY
- Regulated Power Supply