The purpose of our senior project was to design and prototype an MPPT charge controller for small capacity PV panels under varying temperature and irradiance conditions to charge portable devices. In this paper we discuss our research, simulation, design, and testing to develop an MPPT solar charge controller. Furthermore, we presented our results and findings from testing our design. An MPPT solar charge controller is feasible and affordable if implemented on a PCB board. Due to MPPT’s affordability and increased efficiency under dynamic conditions, an MPPT solar charge controller for portable devices would be more effective than solar chargers currently sold without MPPT.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Agresta, Joseph Anthony
• Mikolajczak, Nicole Anne

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042617-162303

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright