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PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
PV cells were invented in 1953 by Charles Fariett. A PV cell is used for converting photon into electron and with sun light incident, electrical energy is generated. T he solar-based battery may be used to directly feed electricity to electronic equipment or for domestic heating. Solar batteries can also be used for satellites, communication equipment and domestic appliances. A selenium-or silicon-based solar cell exhibits open-circuit voltage of only 0.5V and shortcircuit cell current of the order of 1milliampere for 6.4cm area of the cell at 6458 meter candles. Therefore a large number of such silicon or selenium solar cells need to be connected in series and parallel to provide any significant power. A telemetry system required to operate 24 hours a day requires a solar panel providing 5 watts at 12 volts used for recharging corresponding storage batteries during daylight hours.
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Single-crystal silicon. Polycrystal silicon (also known as multi crystal silicon). Ribbon silicon. Amorphous silicon (abbreviated as "a Si, " also known as thin film silicon). Single-crystal silicon
Most photovoltaic cells are single-crystal types. T o make them, silicon is purified, melted, and crystallized into ingots. The ingots are sliced into thin wafers to make individual cells. The cells have a uniform color, usually blue or black Typically, most of the cell has a slight positive electrical charge. A thin layer at the top has a slight negative charge. The cell is attached to a base called a "backplane." This is usually a layer of metal used to physically reinforce the cell and to provide an electrical contact at the bottom. Since the top of the cell must be open to sunlight, a thin grid of metal is applied to the top instead of a continuous layer. The grid must be thin enough to admit adequate amounts of sunlight, but wide enough to carry adequate amounts of electrical energy Light, including sunlight, is sometimes described as particles called "photons." As sunlight strikes a photovoltaic cell, photons move into the cell. When a photon strikes an electron, it dislodges it, leaving an empty "hole". The loose electron moves toward the top layer of the cell. As photons continue to enter the cell, electrons continue to be dislodged and move upwards If an electrical path exists outside the cell between the top grid and the backplane of the cell, a flow of electrons begins. Loose electrons move out the top of the cell and into the external electrical circuit. Electrons from further back in the circuit move up to fill the empty electron holes.
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Polycrystalline silicon
Polycrystalline cells are manufactured and operate in a similar manner. The differ ence is that a lower cost silicon is used. This usually results in slightly lower efficiency, but polycrystalline cell manufacturers assert that the cost benefits outweigh the efficiency losses. The surface of polycrystalline cells has a random pattern of crystal borders instead of the solid color of single crystal cells
Ribbon silicon
Ribbon-type photovoltaic cells ar e made by growing a ribbon from the molten silicon instead of an ingot. These cells operate the same as single and polycrystal cells. The anti-reflective coating used on most ribbon silicon cells gives them a prismatic rainbow appearance.
SOLAR BASED MULTI PURPOSE CHARGER & LED LAMP way to improve amorphous silicon perfor mance and manufacturing processes. In 2002, the highest reported efficiency for thin film solar cells based on CdTe is 18%, which was achieved by research at Sheffield Hallam University, although this has not been confirmed by an external test laboratory. The US national renewable energy research facility NREL achieved an efficiency of 19.9% for the solar cells based on copper indium gallium selenide thin films, also known as CIGS NREL has since developed a robot that builds and analyzes the efficiency of thin-film solar cells with the goal of incr easing the efficiency by testing the cells in different situations. T hese CIGS films have been grown by physical vapour deposition in a three-stage co- evaporation process. In this process In, Ga and Se are evaporated in the first step; in the second step it is followed by Cu and Se co-evaporation and in the last step terminated by In, Ga and Se evaporation again. Thin film solar has approximately 15% marketshare; the other 85% is crystalline silicon. Most of the commercial production of thin film solar is CdTe with an efficiency of 11%. Crystalline Silicon. The highest efficiencies on silicon have been achieved on monocrystalline cells. T he highest commercial efficiency (22%) is produced by SunPower, which uses expensive, highquality silicon wafers. The University of New South Wales has achieved 25% efficiency on monocrystalline silicon in the lab technology that has been commercialized through its partnership with Suntech Power. Crystalline silicon devices are approaching the theoretical limiting efficiency of 29% and achieve an energy payback period of 1-2 years. By far, the most prevalent bulk material for solar cells is crystalline silicon (abbreviated as a group as c-Si ), also known as "solar grade silicon". Bulk silicon is separated into multiple categories according to crystallinity and crystal size in the resulting ingot, ribbon, or wafer.
1.monocrystalline silicon(c-Si) : often made using the Czochralski process. Single- crystal
wafer cells tend to be expensive, and because they are cut from cylindrical ingots, do not completely cover a square solar cell module without a substantial waste of refined silicon. Hence most c-Si panels have uncovered gaps at the four corners of the cells.
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SOLAR CELL
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INTRODUCTION TO CIRCUIT
A 12 volt 5 Watt solar panel is used as the source of current. The cells in the panel are made up of semiconductor material which transforms light energy into electrical energy. When the sunlight is maximum, the solar module can generate around 16.5 volts at 400 mA. This current is used to charge the battery. Diode D1 allows current into three regulator ICs to provide regulated voltage to the load. IC1 7812 gives 12 volts and 400 mA current to charge a Lead Acid battery. The battery can be connected to point C and ground. IC2 7806 gives regulated 6 volts to charge NiCd battery Resistor R3 restricts the charging current. IC3 7805 provides regulated 5 volts to charge all types of Mobile phone batteries which are rated at 3.6 volts. Resistor R2 restricts charging current to a safer level. Point A can also used to charge Lithium ion and NiMh batteries. High value capacitors C1 and C2 act as current buffers so that a short duration interruption in current flow from the panel will not affect the charging process. Red LED indicates the charging process.
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BLOCK DIAGRAM
SUN LIGHT
SOLAR CELL
CHARGING CIRCUIT IC 7805, IC 7806, IC 7812 CHARGING BATTERIES: MOBILE BATTERY, NiCd BATTERY, LEAD ACID BATTERY FOUR PARALLEL LEDS [LED LAMP] LOAD
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FEATURES: 12 V SOLAR CELL OPERATED CIRCUIT INDICATES INSTANT CHARGING PROCESS USES RED LED FOR CHARGING POWER OPERATION VERY COMPECT IN SIZE SUITABLE FOR OUTDOOR APPLICATION NO SPECIAL CIRCUIT PROTECTION REQUIRED IN BUILT REGULATOR CIRCUIT WITH USE OF REGULATOR IC
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3.SEMICONDUCTORS:D1 L1 IC1 IC2 IC3 SOLAR MODULE IN5204 DIODE RED LED 7812 REG. IC 7806 REG. IC 7805 REG. IC 12 V, 5 WATT
4. BATTRIES:MOBILE BATTERY LEAD ACID BATTERY Ni-Cd BATTERY 3.6 VOLT 12 VOLT 6 VOLT
5. MISCELLANEOUS:WOODEN BOX THERMOCOLE SWITCH LED LAMP LOAD 24X30X6 cm box FOR PACKING TOGGLE SWITCH FOUR 12mm LEDs
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7812 is a voltage regulator integrated circuit. It is a member of 78xx series of fixed linear voltage regulator ICs. The voltage source in a circuit may have fluctuations and would not give the fixed voltage output. The voltage regulator IC maintains the output voltage at a constant value. The xx in 78xx indicates the fixed output voltage it is designed to provide. 7812 provide +12V regulated power supply Capacitors of suitable values can be connected at input and output pins depending upon the respective voltage levels.
PIN DIAGRAM
PIN DISCRIPTION
PIN NO. 1 2 3 FUNCTION
Input voltage (10V-28V)
Ground (0 V)
Regulated output; 12V (11.75V-12.25V)
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7806 is a voltage regulator integrated circuit. It is a member of 78xx series of fixed linear voltage regulator ICs. The voltage source in a circuit may have fluctuations and would not give the fixed voltage output. The voltage regulator IC maintains the output voltage at a constant value. The xx in 78xx indicates the fixed output voltage it is designed to provide. 7806 provide +6V regulated power supply Capacitors of suitable values can be connected at input and output pins depending upon the respective voltage levels.
PIN DIAGRAM
PIN DISCRIPTION
PIN NO. 1 2 3 FUNCTION
Input voltage (5V-18V)
Ground (0 V)
Regulated output; 6V (5.75V-6.25V)
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7805 is a voltage regulator integrated circuit. It is a member of 78xx series of fixed linear voltage regulator ICs. The voltage source in a circuit may have fluctuations and would not give the fixed voltage output. The voltage regulator IC maintains the output voltage at a constant value. The xx in 78xx indicates the fixed output voltage it is designed to provide. 7805 provides +5V regulated power supply. Capacitors of suitable values can be connected at input and output pins depending upon the respective voltage levels.
PIN DIAGRAM
PIN DISCRIPTION
PIN NO. 1 2 3 FUNCTION
Input voltage (5V-18V)
Ground (0 V)
Regulated output; 5V (4.8V-5.2V)
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SOLAR PANEL
A 12 volt 5 Watt solar panel is used as the source of current. The cells in the panel are made up of semiconductor material which transforms light energy into electrical energy. When the sunlight is maximum, the solar module can generate around 16.5 volts at 400 mA. This current is used to charge the battery.
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2) Fit the solar panel of rating of 12 volts , 5 watts, with dimension of 16X24 cm to the one side of the wooden box with the help of glue and thermocol packing as shown in fig.
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SOLAR BASED MULTI PURPOSE CHARGER & LED LAMP 3) Now take a PCB and mount the all circuit components as shown in circuit diagram and solder those with jumper wires and fit that circuit to the opposite side of box with thermocol packing. Here general purpose PCB is used.
4) now connect the load (LED Lamp , Mobile battery, Ni-Cd battery) to the charger circuit. 5) connect the input to the charger with the out put terminals of solar panel as shown in circuit diagram. Now put the solar panel in sun light area. If red LED glows means that the charger is working and it is ready to charge the battery.
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PCB DESIGNING
The main purpose of printed circuit board is in the routing of electric current and signals through a thin copper layer. The copperlayer substitute the basic wired configuration of the circuit. Thus making the circuit simpler and compact. The thin copper through which current pass is bounded firmly to an insulating base material sometimes called as substrate. This base is manufactured with an integral bonded layer of thin copper foil which has to be etched or other removed to arrive at the predesigned pattern to suit the circuit connections or whatever other application is needed, thus making the circuit compact. From the construction point of view the main attraction of using PCB is its role as the mechanical support for small components.
Schematic Preparation:
Schematic is a circuit that is drawn either with the help of software or by manually on paper with standard symbols. If the circuit is big and complicated then multilayer schematic is made. The schematic is drawn with coloured pen to indicate the different layers, power lines, signal lines and ground lines.
Artwork Preparation:
After making the schematic on the paper, same is duplicated on copper gladded epoxy sheet i. e. PCB with the help of HP marker or nail paint or metallic paint. T his circuit is called artwork. Before going to the next stage, check the whole patter n and cross check against the circuit diagram.
Etching Process:
This process requires the use of chemicals, acid resistant dishes and a running water supply. Ferric chloride is maximum used solution, but other enchants such as ammonium persulphate can be used. Nitric acid can be used but in general it is not used due to poisonous fumes. The etching bath should be in a glass or enamel dish. Then ferric chloride is thoroughly dissolved in water to the proportion suggested. There should be 0.5lt of water for 125gm anhydrous ferric chloride. Now dip the PCB in the solution and wait till all unused copper gets removed. During the process, the PCB should be stirr ed continuously.
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SOLAR BASED MULTI PURPOSE CHARGER & LED LAMP The board should not be left in a bath for a moment longer than is needed to remove just the right amount of copper. In spite of there being a resist coating, there is no protection against etching away through exposed copper edges, this leads to over etching. Have running water ready and pouring it on the etched board for 5 minutes, so that all ferric chloride can be removed properly and rinsed, this halt etching immediately. The reaction that takes place in the solution is given below: 2FeCl+ 2HO + 3Cu3CuCl+ 2Fe(OH)3222
Drilling Process:
Now the paint is washed out by the petrol or acetone or nail paint remover. Now the copper layout on PCB is rubbed with smooth sand paper slowly and lightly such that only the oxide layer over the copper is removed. Now the holes are drilled at the respective places, according to component layout as required. Drilling is one of the operation that call for great care, because most of the holes will be made with very small drill. The size of the drill should not be either more than the required or less than the required. If the hole is large then it will be difficult to solder and a lot of lead will be consumed. If the hole is small then component will not be inserted easily.
Tinning Process:
After drilling the marked sites the hole are quoted with the layer of tin. This process is called as tinning. In this process, a wire of tin is melted and is deposited around the whole drilled. This is done to ease the proce ss of soldering the deposited tin melts and soldering becomes easy and neat.
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Soldering:
Soldering is the process of joining of metal part with the aid of a molten solder where the melting temperature is situated below that of a material joined and where by the surface are wetted without them becoming molten. The entire solder alloy has a low melting point with the liquid temperature below the melting point of pure lead in any solder metal lead is mainly used to lower the cost. The wetting phenomenon depends on tin. There are various types of solder material available, the one which is commonly used is tin lead. It is the mixture of 61.9% tin and 38% lead. It is used for temperature upto 183*C. During the soldering operation, an auxiliary medium is mostly used to increase the flow properties of molten solder or to improve the degree of wetting. Such a medium is called flux. It is used to provi de a liquid cover over the material. It is also used to dissolve any oxide on the metal surface. They are applied on the tip of the components to be soldered.
Dc electricity:
Photovoltaic electricity is DC (Direct Current). The current has a polarity, that is, it flows in one direction. This has an impact on wiring methods and equipment. In photovoltaic systems, grounding methods must be complete and correct. Wire color conventions are critical, not only to protect equipment from reverse polarity, but also to protect service personnel and system users.
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CONCLUSIONS
By making the project SOLAR BASED MULTI PURPOSE BATTERY CHARGER AND LED LAMP in minor project for final year I conclude that In this project we put our greatest effort to understand & explore more & more about the project. This project has many useful applications in industries also. we try our best to make this project successful.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
I developed my this project report of SOLAR BASED MULTI PURPOSE CHARGER AND LED LAMP from following books and web sites. Solar Electricity Engineer ing of Photovoltaic System ,by Lorezo E. Power Electronics , by Bhimbra P.S Electronics and Circuits, by Allen Mottershead Basic Electronics, by Miami A.K www.electronicsforu.com www.wikipedia.com www.atmel.Com www.electroschematics.com
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