Design of A Real-Time Solar Power Monitoring and Controlling System Using Internet of Things
Tran Trang, Le Toi, Tran Khoa
DOI: 10.15598/aeee.v22i2.5709
Abstract
In this research, the system is designed to monitor parameters of residential solar power sources such as voltage, current, power capacity, power factor and energy consumption. These parameters are measured by a highly accurate PZEM circuit and the specifications are suitable for residential solar power sources. Measurement results will be sent to the main control circuit (ARM controller) via the UART communication standard to analyze and filter the necessary data. The data of that parameter will then be displayed at the system installation site using the TFT screen. After an installation period, the control circuit will send measurement parameters to the dedicated WiFi module (ESP32), the WiFi module will continue to send parameters to the cloud server for storage and monitoring. The system also builds applications that run on many operating systems, can access data, and display data in real time using IoT technology. From the results, evaluating the performance and stability of the solar power source is done simply and easily, helping users detect and promptly handle incidents that occur, as well as such as providing maintenance plans to ensure the most optimal operation of solar power sources. In addition, the designed system also has the function of remotely controlling on/off the solar power supply to the loads when an incident occurs, ensuring safety for the electrical system.