Share My Creation cheap solar panel system (solar tracker + MPPT charger)

Hi all,

It's quite a long time since I posted something in this section ...

Here is my latest creation, it's a cheap solar panel that I have mounted on a solar tracker system.
Added to this is a MPPT controller which is itself controlled by a B4A app ?

It allows, data logging and command/control of the controller (nothing fancy but works !)

System running under France's sun :




Everything is submitted to the Hackaday's "Planet friendly-Power" challenge. You can find a rather detailed description here : https://hackaday.io/project/185105-low-cost-solar-panel-solution-mppt-sun-tracker

DONE : Within 15 days I will know if selected for the second round or not
BTW, don't hesitate to like the project on hackaday it may help for final selection (as I am already finalist of this prize !), who knows ?

[edit] : source code is here : source code

[edit] : companion App to "find the sun" is available here (see this post for details)

Have fun with B4X
JP

 

[Unobtainius]

Amazing work, thank you for sharing

 

[freedom2000]

Thanks
I will publish the source code as well, but still have to polish it a little...

 

[imbault]

Hello JP,

Top, as usual...

Patrick

 

[freedom2000]

Merci Patrick !

 

[Magma]

Whishing you the best!

 

[Addo]

Magnificent

 

[freedom2000]

Hi,

As promized I have started to publish the source code !

First release is dealing with the Solar Tracker ESP32 code : https://github.com/f2knpw/ESP32_Solar_Tracker

 

[Beja]

Hi all,

It's quite a long time since I posted something in this section ...

Here is my latest creation, it's a cheap solar panel that I have mounted on a solar tracker system.
Added to this is a MPPT controller which is itself controlled by a B4A app ?

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It allows, data logging and command/control of the controller (nothing fancy but works !)

System running under France's sun :

Thanks for this amazing work.. Not quite sure but I thought maybe a telescopic linear actuator be more easier control thank the stepper of servo motor operated, but it may need a lot of app changes.

 

[thetrueman]

Hi,

As promized I have started to publish the source code !

First release is dealing with the Solar Tracker ESP32 code : https://github.com/f2knpw/ESP32_Solar_Tracker

Hi,

Thanks for making and sharing nice project. I just looked at source code but there is no B4A project. Where we can get the app code? Thanks.

 

[freedom2000]

Thanks for this amazing work.. Not quite sure but I thought maybe a telescopic linear actuator be more easier control thank the stepper of servo motor operated, but it may need a lot of app changes.

BTW, the leadscrew is already a linear actuator (but DIY !)
Your proposal should work with very little code modifcation.

 

[freedom2000]

I still have to publish it !

 

[freedom2000]

Good news : I am now finalist for the Hackaday's prize (first link into the page : low cost solar panel solution)

It's a great motivation to publish the source code of the whole project --> will be done soon. I keep you informed ?

 

[freedom2000]

Hi all,

As promized here is the source code for both the B4x App and the ESP32 MPPT charge controller : https://github.com/f2knpw/ESP32_MPPT_solar_panel_controller

More details on the ESP32 code here : hackadays

Detailled description for the B4X App will come soon, but I am sure that you don't need it on this forum !
The zip file is on the github repo : B4A app

Don't hesitate to follow and like the project on hackaday as it is now selected among the ten finalists !
I must say that thanks to this great B4X community I already won 500$ prize

By the Way I did publish another project but with "no code" for another challenge --> follow and like it if you wish : pullstruder-from-plastic-bottle-to-pet-filament

Thanks

 

[Magma]

Congratulations !!!! - You are already "Winner" for us !

 

[thetrueman]

Great appreciations for winning the game and thanks for sharing the code so we could learn big things.
We are proud that a member of our community is a winner. Keep it up.?

 

[Luc Volders]

I really love the filament extruder.
Nice and simple design.

 

[freedom2000]

I have just added a simple App to find right orientation of the panel.
It should work with any solar pointing device.
There is a simple compass to rotate until the "sun logo" is aligned with the blue line
Same thing for the Elevation angle

Needs location permission to work

based on animation library, FusedLocationProvider (@warwound ) and sunAngles (@derez Astrolib)

Source code is available on my Github repo and details on Hackaday

 

[thetrueman]

I have just added a simple App to find right orientation of the panel.
It should work with any solar pointing device.
There is a simple compass to rotate until the "sun logo" is aligned with the blue line
Same thing for the Elevation angle

Needs location permission to work

based on animation library, FusedLocationProvider (@warwound ) and sunAngles (@derez Astrolib)

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Source code is available on my Github repo and details on Hackaday

wow very nice idea effort...