ABSTRACT
Renewable energy such as solar energy is globally acknowledged as a feasible approach to tackle the persistent power supply shortfall. Solar energy, in particular, stands out among other renewable resources, as it is widely available worldwide, unlike geographically constrained alternatives. The Internet of Things is described as a network of physical objects, which have access to the internet and communicate with each other sharing and collecting data (Madadi, 2021). The application of this technology in solar panels can significantly improve panel monitoring, performance, and maintenance. Solar panels installed in remote and inaccessible areas, are difficult to monitor from a fixed location. To facilitate the maintenance and monitoring of these vast solar systems, advanced frameworks for remote monitoring via web-based interfaces are necessary. In this project, an online report station for solar energy plant was developed. The system was designed using three major layers of IOT architecture, which are perception layer, network layer, and application layer. The perception layer consists of the sensor devices. This layer reads the value of the monitored parameters and converts it from analog to a digital signal. Three parameters, voltage, temperature and humidity are measured using Resistive voltage sensor, DHT11.The network layer acts as a gateway using a wireless network architecture like Wi-Fi. It receives the data from the perception layer and routes the data to the cloud using ESP8266. The application layer delivers the processed data to the user in an interface the user can interact with. This project details the design and implementation of an online report station, capable of monitoring the status, condition and generated output of a solar energy plant. The designed system measures the voltage, temperature and humidity. The result displays on the developed webpage, which the user can access.
