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Partial Shading Study on a Solar Panel with Bypass Diodes and MPPT

Approx. component budget: Rs. 4,000 - 8,000

Objective

Quantify power loss due to shade and see how well MPPT handles multiple peaks.

What you will build

A panel test set-up with controlled shading patterns, a measurement of the I-V and P-V curves, and an MPPT test that tries to find the true peak.

Results you can expect

• I-V and P-V curves for 5 shading patterns
• Power loss percentage
• Number of peaks
• And how often a simple MPPT locks on the wrong peak

What you will learn

Real-world solar behaviour, bypass diodes and global vs local maximum power points.

Tools and notes

Solar panel, electronic load, INA219, Arduino/ESP32, cardboard shades, Excel or Python.

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Partial Shading Study on a Solar Panel with Bypass Diodes and MPPT; objective: quantify power loss due to shade and see how well MPPT handles multiple peaks.
• Measured and analysed i-V and P-V curves for 5 shading patterns and power loss percentage; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

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