Solar Panel Multiplexer

Connecting multiple solar panels.

Solar panel multiplexer.

A solar panel smart sensor system is disclosed. Connecting multiple solar panelstheses are the diodes that i use they are the same ones that are used when building the panels. Each of these six solar panels can be switched by a quad power management board and be connected in different ways to provide more power to the subsystem motors arduino or raspberry pi depending on what needs it at the time. Parallel series and a combination of parallel and series.

You want to choose a voltage range capable of displaying the maximum possible voltage of the panel in open circuit this means that if you have a panel rated for 20 volts you should set the multi meter. Sunrover has 6 3 5w 6v solar panels. The top panel in the e series comes out at a whopping 435 watts. There are 3 ways to connect solar panels.

To test a 18v solar panel voltage output directly put your solar panel in direct sunlight set your multi meter to the dc volts setting. Solar panel multiplexer sunrover has six solar panels 3 4w voltaic systems panels running into a set of quad power management boards that provide a multiplexing system so the six panels can be shifted to any of the three sunairplus based charging and power systems motor batteries raspberry pi2 batteries and the arduino power management. The solar panel with the highest watt is the sunpower e series a commercial solar panel line. The system uses a low wire count bus in which the order of sensors on the bus is automatically determined.

A novel technique is used to measure dc voltages of panels that may be floating hundreds of volts above ground.