Abstract
The demand of electric power is increasing
gradually with the advancement of modern technology &
engineering. Because the demand of electricity in urban
areas or in industrial zones is large in amount & also more
important than the rural areas, there exists a shortage of
electric power supply facilities for rural households or
remote location from the cities. In this case, Solar Energy is a
promising solution to meet the demand for electricity
services of rural areas in developing countries like
Bangladesh. The effectiveness & stability of small PV
systems for rural development is needed to be monitored for
successful installment of Solar Panel. In order to analyze the
system & modify it for cost reduction a data capturing unit
should be constructed that can store the voltages & currents
at three different terminals. A microcontroller operated
Smart Data Logger can perform this work with high
accuracy & precision maintaining the system cost much less
than the conventional system. This paper deals with the
design and implementation of a low cost data logger for solar
home system. An experimental set up is designed and
implemented and the paper illustrates the working principle,
data observation and analysis, limitations, and future aspects
of a low cost data logger for solar home system.
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