Sunscatter (MPPT)
- Roy Mor
Owned by Roy Mor
Sunscatter is the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) board used for power transformation and delivery from the solar array to the vehicle battery management system. It consists of a microcontroller actuating a DC-DC boost converter, armed with sensors to run a closed-loop feedback control consisting of both PID controllers and MPPT algorithms to optimize power delivery.
As of July 2023, we have migrated from the old Sunscatter MPPTs (sunscatter_gen1) to the new Sunscatter MPPTs (sunscatter_gen2). The major difference between these two are the user specifications and the DC-DC converter design. The Gen 2 Sunscatter boards have a higher power density and power transfer efficiency for a fraction of the cost.
Repo Link (Gen 2)
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