Arduino Red Board Solar Panel Measurements

Project tutorial by jeffrey.

Arduino red board solar panel measurements.

Installation node red platform. The one used in this project is a 9 gram analogue servo. Well make your own device with your arduino board using this guide. Voltage is measured by the help of a voltage divider circuit as the arduino analog pin input voltage is restricted to 5v i designed the voltage divider in such a way that the output voltage from it should be less than 5v my battery used for storing the power from the solar panel is rated 6v 5 5ah so i have to step down this 6 5v to a voltage lower than 5v.

And suppose if you want to measure up to 10 volts then you have to use the given circuitry. Battery capacity is 1300mah c 10 130mah the solar panel has to provide current 100mah for arduino along with a current not more than 130mah. Aug 30 2015 solar powered led light circuit diagram and schematic design. The specific servo model or size has not been stated as it depends on the size and weight of your solar panel.

First of all please bare with me. You can use any size pwm hobby servo with the arduino although the larger servos will require their own power source. At sun of 10 30am the maximum value of the solar panel is 21v although the characteristics indicate and guarantee 18v max without connected load it is normal that it generates 21v. Circuit diagram of arduino based digital voltmeter.

In this system solar panel will move in the direction of sun from sun rise to sun set. For measuring voltage we have to follow the given formula. Arduino yun solar panel monitoring system. Emergency household lighting using power leds powered by the solar panel and lead acid battery.

The raspberry pi running as the main controller and an arduino which takes care of moving the servos and taking the light measurements. The system uses non invasive ct sensors to measure the current. Measuring solar radiation with arduino. It is built up of 2 main parts.

So we do not have to temper directly with the 240v or 110v lines. Just connect the solar panel output voltage to analog pin of arduino and convert that in digital and display result on lcd or computer. No start search for arduino board in the local network yes start the main activity search for arduino board successfull. The sensor module along with arduino taking 100mah current.

Battery voltage 1 2 x 2 2 4v so required voltage for solar panel 2 4 x 1 5 3 6v by taking some margin we can choose a 4v solar panel for it.