Wireless Health Status Monitoring of Solar Lamp Post using Radio Frequency

Abstract

Solar lamp posts are nature-friendly because they utilize solar power, the cleanest and environmentally friendly energy source. Nowadays, solar energy in the generation of electricity for lamp posts is widely used. There are solar lamp posts built everywhere, especially to areas with no power grid or other lighting infrastructure. The monitoring device uses radiofrequency to transmit and receive data from one another and is displayed in the Graphic User Interface (GUI). This case will reduce the unnecessary works for technicians to manually check each solar lamp post status. The parameters observed are temperature, voltage, current, and irradiance. We can display the battery's charge and percentage status; the power generated, power loss, and solar panel efficiency. The monitoring device is installed on the solar lamp post using HC-12 transceiver module with Arduino Mega as its microcontroller. The handheld device uses Raspberry Pi 3 B+ with its touchscreen display.