Nathaniel VerLee, an electrical engineer and Maker, is developing an all-in-one solar energy generator application that will not only be able to provide temporary electricity during a power outage, but will also provide power to devices that are not connected to the grid like street lights and mesh networks, as well as provide power to remote areas such as cabins or sail boats.
This solar energy generator will go into a “grid-in a-box” type of application, where a battery, folding solar panel, LED lamps and power cables all fit into a single case for use on camping trips or during power outages. Nathaniel used Texas Instruments C2000™ Piccolo™ TMS320F28027 LaunchPad development kit in the prototyping stage of his project and plans to base the final design on TI’s TMS320F28035 microcontroller (MCU), which enables MPPT so that the system can operate at peak efficiency, or the maximum power point.
Want to learn how Nathaniel developed this project? Read more about his solar energy generator on the Power House blog!
