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Design and Implementation of a Photovoltaic Data Acquisition System for Some Meteorological Variables
Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 1 Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 2 Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 3 Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- 4 Department of Physics, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Energy and Power Engineering·Volume 14 (2022)·Pages 652–668·Published 7 November 2022·DOI10.4236/epe.2022.1411035
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Abstract
In this paper we have developed a data logging and monitoring system, we validated the system by comparing the result from it with the existing one and found that the system performs slightly better than the existing work in the same area. This implies that the data logger and monitoring system is good and can be used to monitor solar energy variables even at the comfort of our homes. We fitted a model to the generated data and found that the meteorological variables considered accounted for 99.88% of the power output in the rainy seasons while 0.12% of the variation was not explained due to other factors. Solar panels inclined at an angle of 5° (Tilt) and facing South Pole perform optimally.
KeywordsData Logging and Monitoring SystemCircuit Design DevelopmentChip Programming and Software DevelopmentPhotovoltaic CellMeteorological Parameters
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