Solar energy mesurement system

Abstract

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. Here different Parameters of the solar panel like the light intensity ,voltage, Current and the temperature are monitored. The micro controller Used here isPIC16F8family. The light intensity is monitored using an LDR sensor, voltage by voltage divider principle, current by current sensor and temperature by temperature sensor. All these data are displayed on a16X2LCD interfaced to PIC micro controller.The power supply consists of a step down transformer 230/12V,which steps down the voltage to 12V AC. This is Converted to DC using a bridge rectifier. The ripples are removed Using a capacitive filter and it is then regulated to+5Vusinga Voltage regulator7805whichis required for the operation of Microcontroller and other circuits.