Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless Monitoring System for Analyzing Solar Photovoltaic Panel
Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh1, Muhammad Izzat Bin Nurdin2, Wong Yan Chiew3
1Muhammad Izzat Bin Nurdin, Centre for Telecommunication, Research & Innovation (CeTRI), Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik dan Kejuruteraan Komputer, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
2Ranjit Singh Sarban Singh, Centre for Telecommunication, Research & Innovation (CeTRI), Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik dan Kejuruteraan Komputer, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
3Wong Yan Chiew, Centre for Telecommunication, Research & Innovation (CeTRI), Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektronik dan Kejuruteraan Komputer, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 04 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 08 June 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2019 | PP: 2329-2333 | Volume-8 Issue-8, June 2019 | Retrieval Number: H7382068819/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: This paper aims to explain about the implementation of a low-cost wireless monitoring and communication system for an individual solar photovoltaic panel. The proposed system continuously records voltage, current and temperature information for an individual solar photovoltaic panel. This information is used to observe the performance and operation of an individual solar photovoltaic panel. Hence, each solar photovoltaic panel is installed with a voltage-current sensor and four thermocouple sensors as a system, which is integrated with low-powered Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless. The Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless acts as voltage, current and temperature information recording system before this information is uploaded into the cloud database system. Then, from the cloud database system the voltage, current and temperature information of an individual solar photovoltaic panel is sent to phpMyAdmin database system for recording. At the phpMyAdmin, the database system allows consumers/users to monitor the performance and operational of installed solar photovoltaic panels through webpage. Hence, this paper briefly presents the operational results of the developed system.
Keywords: Data Acquisition System, Internet of Things, Monitoring System, Wireless Sensors Network.
Scope of the Article: Energy Harvesting and Transfer for Wireless Sensor Networks