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Solar MPP tracker

Companion project for 4004

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    Entunassa • 07/02/2020 at 07:54 • 0 comments

    Contribution #1 by Entunassa:

    I´m not very experienced into MPP trackers and not into programming also. We have to check different concepts or existing schematics for what we can use.

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdelhalim_Zekry/publication/290436504_Enhancing_the_design_of_battery_charging_controllers_for_photovoltaic_systems/links/5baa2d1645851574f7e441f8/Enhancing-the-design-of-battery-charging-controllers-for-photovoltaic-systems.pdf

    (this is one of the finds from "the internet"...)

    I suggest a modern software approach that yet fits in a tiny PIC or ATMEL; my hope is to find a tiny program which maybe can be translated to the 4004 system without pushing its boundaries.

    https://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/appnotes/00001521a.pdf

    It could help not to re-invent the wheel, but rather have the focus on the conversion to the 4004.

    -/-

  • Hardware Environment

    Entunassa • 07/02/2020 at 07:39 • 0 comments

    Let´s face some ideas about the hardware. What do we need, what has to be covered?

    • a minimal solution is preferred;
    • using vintage parts (?);
    • converting an existing schematic (?)
    • power saving by switching-off electrical parts when not needed (?)
    • simple status indicator
    • ... (to be continued)

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Entunassa wrote 07/08/2020 at 17:28 • point

Jan, just let me know how you want to proceed and what your preferences are in this project. Greetings Jan (my name also :-)

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