Development of Solar Panel Monitoring and Cleaning Mechanism

Abstract

Green energy is important for the environment as it replaces the negative effects of fossil fuels with more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Derived from natural resources, green energy is also often renewable and clean, meaning that they emit no or few greenhouse gases and are often readily available. Solar energy is one of the most abundant energy resources on Earth. It is a green energy resource that can provide suitable power for our needs. It’s also continuously growing in popularity nowadays since it can provide significant benefits to humans and the environment. In this paper, the solar power plant is becoming smart using internet of things technology and it is being monitored by keeping track of its performance by determining parameters that are mainly voltage, current and power. The solar power plant is monitored by keeping track of its performance by determining parameters that are mainly voltage, current and output power using the voltage sensors and current sensors. The monitoring platform is based on the current, voltage and other parameters of each row of solar panels. The processed parameters are then stored on the IoT cloud to offer smart data analysis. This project aims at focusing on the faults affecting the efficiency of the solar panels and provides solutions on them.