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Solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect.

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The PV cell can be modelled with a current source, a diode and 2 resistors. The following is the equation for single-diode model for a PV cell. Except I and V, every variables are constants like Iph = ...
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As part of a project, I have implemented a charger circuit based on the MCP73831 charge controller to keep a 3.7V Lithium Ion battery charged via a small solar panel (5V, 350mW max output): The + ...
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I have a simple circuit for a low key design. I have a solar panel of 5V/3mA rated solar panels. I want to store the charge in a super capacitor and final get 5V/500mA output from a DC-DC converter. ...
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So I want to make a direct powered (no battery charging) device that is powered in real time by a small solar cell array. So say the device runs at 3V up to 400 mA, but I want the solar panel to be ...
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My charging station DC spec is Wmax = 600W, Vmax = 60V, for 11-32V the supported current is 10A max, for 32-60V, the supported current is 12.5A max. It has an MPPT controller. My solar panel spec is ...
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Please review my schematic for solar charger with BMS.
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I am currently conducting solar cell characterization by measuring the IV curve. However, I am encountering an issue with the measurements where the resulting curve is not smooth, particularly with a ...
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I am building a small IV curve tracer for a solar cell using: Solar panel: 2.0 V, 130 mA, 4x4 cm ESP32 WROOM32U INA226 current/voltage monitor (0.1 Ω shunt, I²C) MCP4725 DAC (I²C, 5 V supply, through ...
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How do solar microinverters prevent back-powering an electrical grid during a power company power failure?
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I am trying to design a simple charging circuit for my pcb however I am not sure if it is correct or makes sense so I am hoping someone with a bit more experience could help me. So I am using Solar ...
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I have a project for monitoring a PV Solar Panel of 100 W, Voc 22.0 V, Isc 6.14 A. It should be autonomous so I bought a LilyGO-T-SIM7000G that is basically a ESP32 with 4G, supports a battery and ...
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I just started working on projects with ESP32 and stuff like that. I’m making a project that requires a solar panel system. My solar panel is 12V, and I have an 11.1V 2600mAh Li-ion battery, a 3S BMS ...
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I have built a small device that fits inside an Altoids tin because it neatly fits in your pocket. In the tin: Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W 2 x Solar panels 10F supercapacitor (to power device in the event ...
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I am using a Seeed ESP32S3 WiFi board in a project to get various sensor readings and send them to Adafruit using MQTT as well as preforming some simple tasks. For two hours the ESP32 is in light ...
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I need to charge three car batteries with slightly different specifications from a single solar panel. Since I don't think I can connect the batteries together, I tried making the following wiring ...
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I am using a 100 W 40 V solar panel to run a 12 V load, specifically (solar panel + buck circuit + load), I noticed that the voltage at both ends of the solar panel drops to 16 V when charging the ...
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The background: A few days ago in a previous question I implemented a current zeta converter,it is the analog to the zeta converter for current source which is a DC-DC buck boost technology. I am ...
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Continuing from my earlier post, Amplifier output noisy signal with sharp peaks as below. Circuit powered up with TENMA 72-13330 power supply. (datasheet) EDIT: After applying @user1850479 suggestion (...
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I'm building on my previous question here. My TIA circuit is now fully based on SMD components with OPA843 and a 2 stage amplification. I have tried to follow suggestions in previous question as well ...
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I'm not good at electronics, so I'd appreciate it if you could explain it "on fingers". Setting the task: 4S battery, voltage 10-16.8V (most likely it will be 12-16.8V). 4 solar panels ...
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I've connected a small solar panel (5.5V open circuit voltage) to a 220uF capacitor via a schottky diode in a trickle-charging arrangement and noticed that even in a fairly dim room, the voltage ...
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I have a Raspberry Pi Pico powered by solar panels and super capacitor. Experiment 1: Power Pico using solar. VSYS rises to 5.09V after some minutes and onboard green LED comes on as the voltage rises ...
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I have a solar hot water temperature differential controller that requires a a two wire PT1000 temp sensor connected however I already have a k-type thermocouple up on the roof and wire run down to ...
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Looking at an MPPT charger, I’ve been thinking about this: If an MPPT charger always seeks the maximum power output from the solar module, how does it regulate charging when the battery requires ...
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If I have a solar panel with three bypass diodes and one of the bypass diodes fails and becomes short-circuited, will the permanently short-circuited bypass diode pose a fire hazard over time if the ...
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I visited a solar installation where the objective is to supply energy to the grid, however the installer only placed one protective fuse on the positive pole and none on the negative pole. the ...
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I ordered a CN3791 MPPT Solar Charger Module module from this site. Its marked as 6 V. But on my research some article says it can handle 9 V and 12 V. I am not good at electronics, can anyone please ...
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In "Spacecraft Power Technologies" by Hyder and others, I came across the following classification of satellite power subsystems: However, I'm having difficulty understanding how the last ...
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I am currently working on a science fair project on integrating solar panels within driveways and sidewalks. I know there is research exploring the usage of generic solar panels or thin-film ...
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I have a Bluetti EB240 I want to charge by hooking it up to existing on-the-roof solar panels. The panels are putting out about 39V max and about 19A. The EB240 max input is: 500W, 16-60V, 10A. Is ...
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I want to build a small off-grid PV system (<1kWp, pure DC) with simple components. The majority of the generated power during the day should go to a DC heating element, the systems main purpose. ...
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I have following wiring to load batteries using solar power: Image source: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B08DY28BXW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 What I want is to wire a led strip so that it ...
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I've seen a number of off-grid power supply systems that look something like this: They have multiple charging sources connected to the battery in parallel with the nominal 12V load. Given that ...
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I have a doubt, if I read the value of 'Specific photovoltaic power output' from pages like this solar atlas what does this relationship means? if I have 1 kWp installed capacity I will generate 3.958 ...
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I recently added solar to my shed powering a 12 V light in there. It currently has no on/off switch which I want to add. I also want to add another light which complicates things. Is there a simple ...
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I have noticed various inverter manufacturers offering 29.9kW PV inverters as well as 30kW units. I assume this is due to a regulation or norm for inverters rated below 30kW, but I cannot find ...
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I have received a good offer for a 400V to 36v solar panel (40V ~ 10.1Amps open circuit). My question is, I already have a 12V solar chargers and a 12V battery. I want to pair this with a 12V battery, ...
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I need to measure the voltage from a reference solar panel. We've calibrated a shunt resistor to produce a mV output, and we're using an 8-channel datalogger to record these values. The solar panel ...
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I am currently designing my first PCB and I am having some difficulties. It will be a solar power management board with a USB input, li-ion battery, PV module and a not yet defined 7.2 V output ...
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I'm trying to create a circuit in which a BQ24210 automatically switches between charging a battery via battery tracking mode and charging it via input voltage regulation mode. This is done by having ...
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I have created a solar battery charger using the CN3795 IC. The goal is for the panel to output 2A at 5V. The panel characteristics are as follows: 50W, Vmp of 17.22V, and Imp of 2.91A. For the ...
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I am aware that a solar panel has a fixed IV curve, and the load resistance can move the operating point of the solar panel along the IV curve. If a solar panel was used to directly charge a battery ...
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I have set up a 100% DC system for my house; solar panel (400 W, 10 A, 40 V) and the circuit connects to two LED fans in series (DC - 12 V) and radiator fan (DC - 24 V). I'm an arts student and self-...
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The battery bank is made of 4 each 12 V 190 Ah AGM lead acid batteries. One died, and I couldn't find the replacement easily. Instead, I found some 6 V 200 Ah batteries. Could I hook them up and be OK?...
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I have a pendulum driven by an electromagnet that I've been powering by two 1.2 volt 2000 ma Ni-mH rechargeable batteries in parallel. I've gotten the pendulum to swing for 3 months on this setup. I ...
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I am designing a weather station that will be installed on other people's property in Australia and New Zealand. I was previously prototyping with Raspberry Pi computers, but it may end up being an ...
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I have a 6V 3W solar panel and want to charge phone with it, i have tried a dc converter XL6009E1 via a 12V 2A car charger it shows charging but battery power did not increase I am scared of using the ...
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I was reading book of gilbert and i came across the following statement One of the most useful ways to describe energy production from a PV array is in terms of kWh/yr delivered per kW of STC rated ...
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so I'm currently working on an MPPT project using Asynchronous Buck Converter with the design : Capacitor Input : 470uF/100V Capacitor Output : 1000uF/100V Inductor : 65uH fsw : 39khz current : 30A ...
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I am designing a solar system which I can take to an Indio village deep into the Amazon forest, and thinking about some principles. I am talking about a 2, 3, or even 6 kW system. I see a big problem ...
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