Custom Maximum Power Point Tracker
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open in viewerThe purpose of this project was to design a custom Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) for an off-grid charging application. The custom MPPT used a DC/DC buck conversion topology controlled by a Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) signal. The duty cycle of this PWM signal was determined according to a Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithm set by a microcontroller. The implemented algorithm performed power calculations and allowed the solar panel to operate at its maximum efficiency. The design was mounted on a Printed Circuit Board and further testing showed that the algorithm was successful in determining the Maximum Power Point of the solar panel with an efficiency greater than 90 percent.
- 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.
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- E-project-032114-223145
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- 2014
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- Date created
- 2014-03-21
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- Major
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- Last modified
- 2020-12-10
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