Solar Panel Fault Detection and Monitoring through IOT based

One of the major distresses in Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation systems is that real time monitoring and fault detection of a single solar panel, connected in series with other panels, is done by following very outdated and tedious procedures. Wehave come up with an IoT based electronic devic

Project Title

Solar Panel Fault Detection and Monitoring through IOT based

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

One of the major distresses in Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation systems is that real time monitoring and fault detection of a single solar panel, connected in series with other panels, is done by following very outdated and tedious procedures. Wehave come up with an IoT based electronic device that could be attached with all the solar panels in a series, so that it may help us in monitoring the performance of every individual solar panel and in finding the panel that is faulty.

Project Objectives

• To design a real time performance monitoring system for solar panels.
• To design a real time fault detection system for solar panels.
•  To be able to detect and debug faults in a series of solar panels using Internet of Things

Project Implementation Method

? Designing Volt and Ampere Meter: First we will design a voltmeter and amp-meter
using a microcontroller (Arduino or ESP8266)
? Relay Based Switching: Experimenting the switching of solar panels in a series using
relays, to be able to shift the load from faulty solar panel without losing the complete
series connection of panels.
? Implementing a Web Based Interface: Creating a web based interface for data
reporting, monitoring and troubleshooting.
? Fabrication and Housing: When the complete design of the device is ready and tested,
we will do Multiple Units Fabrication and housing for reducing size and increasing
mobility of the device.

Benefits of the Project

Real time monitoring and detection of fault in a single solar panel of a grid is generally done by disconnecting and checking every individual panel. This becomes very time consuming and tedious in case of large scale solar panel arrays.

The main benifit, hence, of our Project is that it will significantly reduce the maintenance charges and bring a breakthrough in the fault-detection system of PV panels.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The final devilerable will be an IoT device, through which a series a panels will be interlinked. When a fault occurs in any of the panels, the Open Circuit Voltage drops and this will auttomatically innitiate the Fault Detection function fed into the microcontroller (ESP 8266).

Relays, Volt meters and Ammeters are used inside the device to allow Short Circuit Current Test and Open Circuit Voltage Test. These tests will automatically happen through the device and the faulty panel will be identified within seconds.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

IT

Other Industries

Energy

Core Technology

Internet of Things (IoT)

Other Technologies

Wearables and Implantables

Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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