TITLE:
Development of a Solar Controller with MLI Control
AUTHORS:
Mamadou Wade, Moussa Gueye, Ousmane Sow, Daouda Sow, Babou Dione, Gregoire Sissoko
KEYWORDS:
Solar Controller, Three-State Charge Algorithm, Battery, DC/DC Converter, Microcontroller, Monitoring
JOURNAL NAME:
Circuits and Systems,
Vol.9 No.2,
February
12,
2018
ABSTRACT: This work presents the development of a solar regulator which manages the charge and discharge of a (lead) battery installed in a photovoltaic system in order to extend its lifetime. The regulator is controlled by a microcontroller (PIC16F877A) and protects the battery against overcharging, deep discharge, but also against temperature drifts. The operating principle is based on the control of a DC-DC converter by a rectangular signal MLI generated by the microcontroller. In addition to the protection function of the regulator, there is included a control and monitoring panel consisting of a visualization interface on which the system quantities can be observed. Thus, it will be given to the user to be able to act on the system. This display interface uses as a display an LCD screen and LEDs. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the operation of the proposed solar controller.