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This paper presents the realization of a solar charge controller by the use of the Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) technique. The proposed design uses a microcontroller (Arduino Nano) which is able to measure the current and voltage of the panels and the battery and to apply a certain algorithm which allows deducing the PWM cycle that will power the converter DC-DC (buck converter) to control the charge and discharge of the battery. The system incorporates a Wi-Fi module for data acquisition and can be used to study the state of the battery and help for maintenance. The results obtained from the implemented on hardware demonstrate the change of the duty cycle with the change in load and thus mean the variation of the buck converter output voltage and current controlled by the algorithm of charge.
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Abdelilah, B., Mouna, A., M’Sirdi, N.K., Hossain, A.E. (2019). Solar Charge Controller with a Data Acquisition System Based on Arduino. In: Hajji, B., Tina, G.M., Ghoumid, K., Rabhi, A., Mellit, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy. ICEERE 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 519. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1405-6_49
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