POWER ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM USING IOT AND INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER
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Engineering, Power Enhancement, Intelligent Controller, smart monitoringAbstract
Burning natural fuels is the primary source that is utilized in the creation of electricity and makes a substantial contribution to this process. This is because the process involves the generation of electricity. Carbon is present in a quantity that is abnormally high in comparison to the rest of its make-up. It is difficult for it to evolve in a short period of time since the process of development takes millions and millions of years. To put it another way, they are unable to be replenished, and once they have been used up, there is no way to get them back in any manner. Moreover, they cannot be replaced. The world is searching for alternative forms of energy such as sustainable energy in the hopes that they may one day be able to substitute the traditional energy sources that are now being used. The replacement of the conventional energy sources is the purpose of this investigation. In addition to the limited resources that are currently available, the contribution of renewable energy sources helps to partly meet the ever-increasing demand for energy that is brought on by a growing worldwide population. The availability of resources is not a concern since there is a large stockpile that will never be depleted. Every sustainable resource has a one-of-a-kind combination of benefits and drawbacks that are exclusive to that particular resource. Among them, photovoltaics (PV) are becoming increasingly important, and the output of wind energy is helping to fulfill the growing demand for energy that is being caused by growing populations as well as expanding businesses. Both of these factors are contributing to an increase in the need for energy. To put it another way, photovoltaic and wind energy are contributing to the effort to fulfill the rising need for energy. The installation of wind energy does not result in the production of gases that enter the atmosphere; nonetheless, the installation of wind energy is expensive and it poses a threat to animals that are airborne. The installation of wind energy does not result in the generation of any emissions that enter the atmosphere. In comparison to wind energy, solar power is better for the environment, less expensive to implement, more dependable, and does not contribute to the creation of greenhouse gases. In addition, solar electricity is more reliable. Solar energy also has a higher degree of dependability. The quantity of electricity that can be created from renewable sources is reliant on a number of critical factors, some of which include but are not limited to the temperature, the speed of the wind, and the amount of light that is available. The success of the process of changing traditional sources of energy into ones that are friendlier to the environment is impacted by several elements.
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