Microcontroller Based PI Battery Charger For Solar Power Application

Mohd Adib Sulhy, Mohd Zin (2009) Microcontroller Based PI Battery Charger For Solar Power Application. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This project is about the design and implementation of Microcontroller based PI Battery Charger for Solar Power Application. It comprise of using microcontroller based on Proportional-Integral (PI) to control the charging algorithms. This project consists of solar panel, PI controller charger, microcontroller and 12V sealed lead acid (SLA) battery. This project converts the voltage and current outputted by the solar panel into values appropriate for charging a 12V sealed lead acid battery by using PWM technique. The continuing improvements in battery technology calls for more sophisticated charging algorithms to ensure fast and secure charging. Higher accuracy monitoring of the charging process is required to minimize charging time and utilize maximum capacity of the battery while avoiding battery damage. This project can be divided into two main parts which are hardware and software development. The hardware development includes the solar panel connection, charging and control circuit, and microcontroller. The software developments include the microcontroller programming of PWM technique, A/D converter and PI controller algorithms.

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