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ABSTRACT
This project was carried out to understand and improve the efficiency of power extraction in the solar power system by researching, designing, simulating, implementing and testing of the MPPT solar charge controller. As the demand for renewable energy continue to rise, many charge controllers on the market often fail to extract maximum power from solar panels and this was addressed by developing a solution that regulates voltage and extracts maximum power for better battery performance. This project was realized by using a DC-DC buck converter controlled by an Arduino Nano microcontroller which was programmed using the MPPT algorithm. The solar charge controller was simulated using the Proteus CAD software and implemented on a Veroboard. Several important components like the MOSFET drivers, voltage and current sensors, heat sinks, capacitors, etc., were integrated and tested under various conditions to confirm its ability to regulate the solar panel voltage and current. The results obtained indicated that this designed solar charge controller under simulation and actual implementation can successfully regulate the input voltage and current, optimize power extraction from the solar panel and an improved input voltage to duty cycle relationship proving that it is a reliable solution for the maximum power extraction problem.
