Solar Panel Charge Controller Using Arduino

Connection and usage of this arduino solar charge controller is very simple there are 2 input leads from solar panel and and 2 output leads going to the lead acid battery.

Solar panel charge controller using arduino.

You can also use other arduino board like pro mini micro and uno. Specification of version 2 charge controller. Input voltage solar panel 12 to 24v. Nowadays the most advance solar charge controller available in the market is maximum power point tracking mppt.

This is an updated version of solar panel charge controller using arduino. I combine both the energy meter and charge controller in this design. The microcontroller used is in this controller is arduino nano. In this tutorial we will discuss how to select the proper solar panel based on your power requirements particularly for projects using arduino.

Specification of version 3 charge controller. Led indication for the state of charge. Solar panel battery charge controller switching circuit. 1 based on mppt algorithm.

This design is suitable for a 50w solar panel to charge a commonly used 12v lead acid battery. 5 power of solar panel 50 watts. 2 maximum input current 5a. The output voltage of the acs712 is 2 5v with no input while the spec sheet specifies 66 to 185 mv a output sensitivity.

Use an arduino two small. 8 charge your cellphone tablets any gadgets through usb port. This is a simplified version of my solar panel battery charge controller using arduino. One can easily add the ideas from that project to this one.

Ground of solar panel and battery is joined together. 20x4 character lcd display for displaying voltages current power. The arduino tries to maximize the watts input from the solar panel by controlling the duty cycle to keep the solar panel operating at its maximum power point. Solar panel battery charge controller using arduino pictures of power box and arduino solar charge regulator.

We will also touch on power management and charge controllers. Arduino pwm solar charge controller v 2 02 to solve this problem i made this new version charge controller so that anyone can use it without changing the hardware and software. Solar panel battery charge controller using arduino pictures of power box and arduino solar charge regulator. Above is a generic arduino nano but the code will work on any arduino style microcontroller.

Any load should be connected directly on battery terminals and charge controller will automatically handle the. Charge regulator with power box connections to regulator inside the box the output voltage of the acs712 is 2 5v with no input while the spec sheet specifies. Resistors 3 x 200r 3 x330r 1 x 1k 2 x 10k 2 x 20k 2x 100k 1x 470k. Project tutorial by abhi verma.

Solar power can often be a useful solution for powering such devices. Charge regulator with power box connections to regulator inside the box. 3 load current support up to 10a. 1 charge controller as well as energy meter 2.