Plug and Play Home Energy Generation with Secure IoT control

The goal of team SunBeam is to design a system that gives a customer plug and play access and control over their home solar energy generation and power. Our design will ensure security and ease of use.

=Problem Definition= We will design a system that gives a customer access and control over their home solar energy generation and power. The user will be able to view the status of their system including the status of the current power being generated, the light conditions outside, and the temperature. They will be able to control the system in various ways, such as scheduling operating hours for generation and power use and directly controlling the system such as powering it on and off. Our design will include a secure API to encourage web development and integration with the Internet of Things.

Background
Plug and play photovoltaic generating systems already exist in elementary forms and small sizes, for example 1kW size can be bought at a big box store. The project centers on building a secure control and communications interface that works through the Internet of Things(IoT). The unit should be subject to control remotely through the internet, receiving and implementing commands to modify energy production and storage.

Deliverables
We could use the serial monitor to detect the value of the current and the voltage. Also, we could connect the ethernet shields to the board. Then, we could find everything we want on the website.

Specifications
In our project, we have chosen some sensors and Rasberry Pi. Then, the following is the specifications for the project.

For the I/O of the Rasberry Pi

Support multiple sensors - Must allow us to have enough I/O for initial sensors and add more sensors if we decide to. Must support digital I/O.

=Design Considerations=

We will design a system that gives a customer access and control over their home solar energy generation and power. The user will be able to see things such as the current power being generated, the light conditions outside, and the temperature. They will be able to control things such as ...

We will approach this with three goals in mind. Secure remote control Control system Sensors

=Project Processing= Design Process

What we desire to do with Raspberry Pi
Detect the temperature Show the value of current & voltage



What does the Rasberry PI look like?



What does the Solar Panel and Kodiak Solar Generator look like?



The general schematic of the project



The specific schematic of the project with the parts



The circuit schematic of the project with the parts



The datasheet of ADC sensor



Design Steps



=Final Design=

The general ideal of the project



=Validation=

=Team Members=

=Additional Documentation=

Project Schedule

Project Schedule

Budget

Budget

Snapshot

Snapshot

Agenda

Agenda

Meeting Minutes

Feb 2019 Meeting Minutes

Mar 2019 Meeting Minutes

Apr 2019 Meeting Minutes

Presentations

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Client Interview