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Solar photovoltaic fed dual input LED lighting system with constant illumination control

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A dual input LED lighting scheme with constant illumination is proposed in this paper. The scheme employs a photovoltaic array as the first input and a battery as the second one. A microcontroller is programmed to operate a changeover switch as well as a DC-DC converter for uninterrupted and constant illumination in work place. The scheme is suitable for conference halls, laboratories, clean rooms, marriage halls, theaters, etc. The complete modeling, design and experimentation of the proposed scheme are explained and the economic viability of the scheme is justified.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India

    Kinattingal Sundareswaran & Kevin Ark Kumar

  2. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirappalli, 620014, India

    Payyalore Raman Venkateswaran

  3. Sudharsan Engineering College, Pudukkottai, 622501, India

    Sankaran Palani

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Sundareswaran, K., Kumar, K.A., Venkateswaran, P.R. et al. Solar photovoltaic fed dual input LED lighting system with constant illumination control. Front. Energy 10, 473–478 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-016-0420-z

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