DC/DC with MPPT for solar panels

[iw2fvo]

Hi Scalerobotics,

That is a very good site. Thanks.
I do have to learn a lot of things ! and then I have to make a breadboard and I have start to write the code for the PIC micro.
Thanks again
Ambrogio
IW2FVO

[ScaleRobotics]

I do have to learn a lot of things !

Me too. But that's what this forum is all about! MPPT is pretty complex and it's use is specialized. That is, the main use would seem to be power generation such as Photovoltaics, and wind power. Things that give varying voltages, where you want to use every extra mA of power. Most articles seem to be within research, and engineering colleges, rather than people doing such things in their garrage. But I am sure more people are doing just that. It is somewhat a new technology, so within a year or two, there will be others documenting more on how its done, I am sure.

I did a search on open source mppt, and a pretty detailed project, but not much explanation is given here: http://solarcar.stanford.edu/blog/news/455 go to the download section. You may be able to ask Sasha about a paper on the MPPT portion of the solar car project. If you get any more information, please share it. It looks like they plan to release more information later on the subject.

Pretty cool pictures of the car at the very bottom of the link.

[iw2fvo]

Very nice lab: I would like to have one !
I contacted Sasha just now.
I will let you know.
Thanks
Ambrogio

[ScaleRobotics]

A few more links for you:
Arduino MPPT: http://www.timnolan.com/index.php?pa...-solar-charger

The above author's Home Power Magazine article about MPPT http://www.timnolan.com/uploads/Ardu...%20article.pdf

CCSinfo forum: http://www.ccsinfo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30330

One more paper about a Pic microchip system http://seniord.ece.iastate.edu/dec08...esentation.pdf