THE DESIGN OF SOLAR PANEL CLEANER WITH INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

Izzan Hakimi, Omar Sharif (2023) THE DESIGN OF SOLAR PANEL CLEANER WITH INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT). [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

ii ABSTRACT Every continent in the globe is seeing very rapid and continuous progress in solar power technology, and in the not-too-distant future, practically every nation will be able to look back on a history of the many advantages of becoming solar. However, due to a significant loss in soiling impact, solar panels have a low energy capture efficiency when compared to other renewable energy sources. Consequently, the purpose of this study has been to develop a method that would address this issue with solar panels. An integration of solar panel cleaning system and solar panel monitoring system has been designed and the prototype of the system has been built to improve the performance of the solar panel in absorbing sunlight. A micro controller ESP32 cam has been used as it IoT based for this project. Additionally, an experiment is carried out to make comparison between the efficiency of the solar panel with and without cleaning of the solar panel. The result is revealed that the performance of the solar panels has been improved which shows the practicality and the significance of this project to the industry of the solar energy. Additionally, an experiment is carried out to make comparison between the efficiency of the solar panel with and without cleaning of the solar panel. The result is revealed that the performance of the solar panels has been improved which shows the practicality and the significance of this project to the industry of the solar energy. The most effective brush for the prototype is a microfibre brush. The prototype is effective in boosting the solar panel's performance through cleaning by 15.66% (soil), 56.78% (powder) and 8.03% (sand). A solar panel's performance was affected by temperature. A camera functionality boosts the performance by 16.48% of solar panel cleaning and monitoring.

Item Type:	Final Year Project Report
Additional Information:	Project Report (BSe.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2023.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	globe, solar, microfibre brush
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Engineering Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dan
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2023 08:08
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 08:08
URI:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43165

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