tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79217971859432222372024-03-13T14:31:35.833-07:00Solar Panel Efficiency TesterLow cost Solar Panel Efficiency Tester. Designed specially for educational purpose. Come with Light souce, controller with resistors loads and automatic testing / datalogging software.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921797185943222237.post-69253771383580497072011-06-23T09:19:00.000-07:002011-06-23T09:48:50.110-07:00More on Solar Panel and test system Information<span style="background-color: orange;"><strong>For more information on Solar Panel goto :</strong></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_system">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_system</a><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: orange;">For Project developement and intergration goto :</span></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.mtl-system.com/"><strong>http://www.mtl-system.com/</strong></a><strong> </strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921797185943222237.post-32255003544283248472011-06-23T09:03:00.001-07:002011-06-23T09:18:10.294-07:00Software Screen Shots<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_FjbgEX4c0/TgNkNjehokI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/oW-CEpUTV8U/s1600/Printscreeen2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 212px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621446943912862274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_FjbgEX4c0/TgNkNjehokI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/oW-CEpUTV8U/s200/Printscreeen2.jpg" /></a><br />Parameters setting for the software. Setting Irradiance to 50 watts per m square. And the area to be 0.7 m square.<br />Temperature and angulation is not set at this moment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lSuRYrBaGAs/TgNkCU4QClI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GNeLQiG1ekM/s1600/Printscreeen1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621446751015668306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lSuRYrBaGAs/TgNkCU4QClI/AAAAAAAAAGI/GNeLQiG1ekM/s200/Printscreeen1.jpg" /></a>Resultant efficiency is at around 4.4 %. Suggest to test outside to use the actual sunlight to have even sunlight exposure on the solar panel. Result might be better.<br />Typical efficiency for the Solar panel range around 11%.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">* Efficiency of Solar Panel = Max Power (Watt) / (Area (m2) x Irradiance (Watt/m2))</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921797185943222237.post-78112176199484207572011-06-23T08:54:00.000-07:002011-06-23T09:03:11.400-07:00Connection to the Solar Panel<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aR0zjAItXOw/TgNjfpzJH4I/AAAAAAAAAGA/L2aiL3vSnhw/s1600/by_passed_controller.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621446155335966594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aR0zjAItXOw/TgNjfpzJH4I/AAAAAAAAAGA/L2aiL3vSnhw/s200/by_passed_controller.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We connect the Solar Panel directly to the System. As we found out that the Solar Panel charger controller drop the voltage to around 12 V (suitable for charging the battery). The Solar Panel is capable of outputting a voltage of 16V so by passing the charger controller we get the actual voltage from the Solar Panel.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921797185943222237.post-17766699706848405602011-06-23T07:56:00.001-07:002011-06-23T08:53:58.333-07:00Irradiance Meter<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r-TkOc0w7z4/TgNhSFYOAVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/YniZRsAM9pE/s1600/Irradiance_meter.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621443723197808978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r-TkOc0w7z4/TgNhSFYOAVI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/YniZRsAM9pE/s200/Irradiance_meter.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Xvt9vlz_uw/TgNXTp3SQII/AAAAAAAAADo/3j0Xpq5N8hA/s1600/Irradiance_meter.jpg"></a></p><br /><div>The Irradiance meter was use to measure the Light source or Sunlight in Watt per meter square. </div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9GqefUFz8I/TgNfE394J6I/AAAAAAAAAEo/gS59sC0dmJ8/s1600/Irradiance_test_1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621441297236109218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d9GqefUFz8I/TgNfE394J6I/AAAAAAAAAEo/gS59sC0dmJ8/s200/Irradiance_test_1.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLUe79QIDt8/TgNfJmdtYsI/AAAAAAAAAEw/k-zsWyJWFtE/s1600/Irradiance_test_2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621441378437128898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLUe79QIDt8/TgNfJmdtYsI/AAAAAAAAAEw/k-zsWyJWFtE/s200/Irradiance_test_2.JPG" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPyUhCJj7pU/TgNfNqaSzrI/AAAAAAAAAE4/3pXUF26HCdE/s1600/Irradiance_test_3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621441448216022706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPyUhCJj7pU/TgNfNqaSzrI/AAAAAAAAAE4/3pXUF26HCdE/s200/Irradiance_test_3.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Due to the fact that the halogen light source is not distributed evenly on the Solar panel. Several readings have been taken on the Solar panel on the individual cells (total 4 x 9 ) = 36 readings. </div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gFlo5edtVlk/TgNhZkL_BVI/AAAAAAAAAFY/ygVSFvfXA6U/s1600/Reading_on%2Bpanel.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 78px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621443851727078738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gFlo5edtVlk/TgNhZkL_BVI/AAAAAAAAAFY/ygVSFvfXA6U/s200/Reading_on%2Bpanel.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Average value is set at around at 50 Watt per meter square .<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921797185943222237.post-55664020508980396252011-06-23T04:29:00.000-07:002011-06-23T08:41:08.851-07:00Solar Panel Efficiency Tester<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cXbnmXjhO-Y/TgNdvbrFA5I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/wcINS6fBxno/s1600/System_setup.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621439829352186770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cXbnmXjhO-Y/TgNdvbrFA5I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/wcINS6fBxno/s200/System_setup.JPG" /></a><br />MTL System Solar Panel Efficiency Tester come complete with a Halogen Light Source, Controller (with built in load resistors) and Datalogging Software.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBdzWVr16b0/TgNd3rPNlvI/AAAAAAAAAEY/sA89kpH96P0/s1600/System_setup%2B2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621439970969229042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VBdzWVr16b0/TgNd3rPNlvI/AAAAAAAAAEY/sA89kpH96P0/s200/System_setup%2B2.JPG" /></a><br />Halogen light source simulating as the sunlight.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1