Photovoltaic System as a Remote Didactic Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Courses

Authors

  • Dario Assante Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n° 39 00186 Roma Italy
  • Massimo Tronconi Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n° 39 00186 Roma Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v11i4.4651

Keywords:

Technology Enhanced Learning, Remote Lab, Photovoltaic systems, Raspberry Pi, Engineering Education

Abstract


Remote laboratories are increasingly being used in academic courses, especially in science and engineering. New control systems allow the development of even complex experiments with a low cost. In this paper we present a remote laboratory that reproduces a small-scale photovoltaic system, including a solar panels and lights, a charge controller, a battery and a dummy load. A Raspberry PI microcontroller is used to send the different inputs to the laboratory, handling commands, measuring some electrical quantities and provide remote access via the web. The laboratory, developed with the involvement of graduating students, will be used in the Master courses of electrical engineering. Particular attention has been paid on the development of hardware and software, to use the developed laboratory as a model for the realization of other experiments.

Author Biographies

Dario Assante, Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n° 39 00186 Roma Italy

Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering

Massimo Tronconi, Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n° 39 00186 Roma Italy

Student Faculty of Engineering

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Published

2015-08-05

How to Cite

Assante, D., & Tronconi, M. (2015). Photovoltaic System as a Remote Didactic Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Courses. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 11(4), pp. 39–46. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v11i4.4651

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Papers

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