The purpose of this project was to design and build a Maximum-Peak-Power-Tracking (MPPT) System for a solar powered batter charger. A solar panel's voltage and current were continuously monitored by a microcontroller based system to determine the instantaneous power. Pulse-Width-Modulation (PWM) was then used to adjust the duty cycle of a Cuk style DC-DC converter to draw energy from the panel at its peak power point and to charge a battery. System operation was tested and verified.

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Creator

• Courcy, Daniel S.
• Salemme, Nathan Andrew.
• Kavoosi, Shabnam Christina

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05D022M

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright