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NEXT GENERATION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY STORAGE

APPLICATION WITH SUPER CAPACITORS/ULTRA CAPACITORS WITH
BATTERY VOLTAGE ANALYZER USING ARDUINO

Technical Specifications:

Title of the project : Next Generation alternative energy storage application

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with Super Capacitors/Ultra Capacitors with Battery

voltage analyzer ARDUINO MCU

Domain : Energy Management, Energy systems, Embedded

Systems

Software : Embedded C, ARDUINO IDE

Power Supply : 5V, 750mA Regulated Power Supply

Microcontroller : ATMega8 / 168 / 328

Display : LCD

ADC0808 : 1

Crystal : 16MHz

Super capacitors S : Working Voltage: 2.5V, Surge Voltage: 3.0V, Nominal

Capacitance: 1.0F to 9.0F, Capacitance Tolerance

:-20% to +80%
Applications : Computer systems, UPS systems, Power
Conditioners, Welders, Inverters, Automobile regenerative
Braking systems, Power supplies, Cameras etc
Developed By : M/S Wine Yard Technologies

Phone : 040-6464 6363, www.WineYard.in

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ABSTRACT

As communities and industries continue to expand, delivering power becomes more

challenging– electricity grids reach capacity during peak periods, while providing electricity off
the grid becomes more expensive. In India the use of electronic loads is increasing very fast and
the gap between demand and the supply have made the reliability and power quality a critical

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issue.

By utilizing advanced Super capacitors (also known as ultra capacitors) are DC energy
sources and must be interfaced to the electric grid with a static power conditioner, providing 60-
Hz output. A super capacitor provides power during short duration interruptions and voltage
sags. By combining a super capacitor with a battery-based uninterruptible power supply system,
the life of the batteries can be extended. The batteries provide power only during the longer
interruptions, reducing the cycling duty on the battery. Small super capacitors are commercially
available to extend battery life in electronic equipment, but large super capacitors are still in
development, but may soon become a viable component of the energy storage field. The most
significant advantage super capacitors have over batteries is their ability to be charged and
discharged continuously without degrading like batteries do.

Super capacitors merged with batteries (hybrid battery) will become the new super
battery. Just about everything that is now powered by batteries will be improved by this much
better energy supply. They can be made in most any size, from postage stamp to hybrid car
battery pack. Their light weight and low cost make them attractive for most portable electronics
and phones, as well as aircraft and automobiles.

The new ones are flexible and biodegradable and can be powered by body fluids. (Since
body fluids can act as an electrolyte, the battery can be used for medical devices and could be
installed into a patient fully charged but dry and feed off bodily fluids to allow it to re-power and
discharge energy.

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Use of embedded technology makes this system efficient and reliable. Micro controller
(ATMega8 / 168 / 328) allows dynamic and faster control. Liquid crystal display (LCD) makes the
system user-friendly to get the voltage. ARDUINO is the heart of the circuit as it controls all the
functions.

This project uses regulated 5V, 500mA power supply. 7805 three terminal voltage

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regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify the ac
out put of secondary of 230/12V step down transformer.

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Block Diagram:

Power
Supply Unit
Contrast

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16X2 LCD

Solar panel ATMega8 / 168 /

328

AC ripple
neutralizer

Unidirectional Voltage
Current Controller ADC
Sampler

Super capacitor ON/ OFF

Energy storage control
switch LED
Indication
Power Supply Unit:

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Advantages:

High Specific power (100-1000 times higher than batteries)

Incomparable cycle life of 105

Less Specific Energy

Fast Charging

Longer cycle life.

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Applications:

 Applications requiring a short duration power boost.

 Capacitors are extensively used as power back-up for memory functions in a wide range
of consumer products such as mobile phones, laptops and radio tuners.

 used for energy storage for solar panels, and motor starters.

 Super capacitors are also used to provide fast acting short term power back up for UPS
applications

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