Title :
Measurement and monitoring of performance parameters of distributed solar panels using wireless sensors network
Author :
Ranhotitogamage, C. ; Mukhopadhyay, S.C. ; Garratt, S.N. ; Campbell, W.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Adv. Technol., Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand
Abstract :
This paper has reported the design and development work of a wireless performance monitoring of distributed solar panel along with automated data logging. The developed system is portable, simple and configured based on the available resources in the laboratory. The system can be extended for wide range of solar cells for material research and development activities. The fabricated system has been used for our research and very satisfactory results are obtained.
Keywords :
monitoring; research and development; solar cells; wireless sensor networks; automated data logging; distributed solar panel; material research and development activity; performance parameter measurement; performance parameter monitoring; solar cell; wireless sensor network; Current measurement; Monitoring; Resistors; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Voltage measurement; Wireless communication; I-V-P curve tracer; Maximum power tracker; Solar panels; performance monitoring; wireless communication; zigbee;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Binjiang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7933-7
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2011.5944166
