Abstract—This paper presents the building process of a small scale, cost effective portable solar power supply. The end product comes with a solar panel to capture and convert solar energy to electrical energy. The electrical energy was stored in rechargeable battery with a charge controller to regulate the charging process.
VI. CONCLUSION A portable solar power supply was successfully built to the specification. The product is able to support simultaneous operation of low-power rated electrical appliances and charging of mobile phones. The product makes use of a 17V solar panel to capture the sunlight and convert it to electrical energy.
DC to AC Conversion: The DC power generated by the solar panel is converted into AC power by the microinverter. This is done using a process called inversion, which involves converting the DC power into a high-frequency AC signal and then stepping it down to the appropriate voltage and frequency.
This shows that the portable solar power supply has met its intended objective and is capable of operating some low power rated appliances. The end product carries a weight of 5.5kg which is reasonably portable. It could serve as a versatile backup power source in times of emergency. Figure 26.
A. System Architecture The system architecture of the portable solar power supply is illustrated in Fig. 3. The prototype consists of : Solar panel for charging up the battery bank. Charge controller to prevent over-charging which is detrimental to the health of the battery. Voltage regulator for regulating a constant 5V DC power supply.
A photovoltaic power supply incorporates many elements that are not seen in other power systems or in power supplies that accept power from the AC electrical grid. These designs convert insolation directly into electricity in a very small form factor, yet they intend to provide some of the same features found in a typical PV array.
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