Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant

Nan Win Aung; Aung Ze Ya

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Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant

Nan Win Aung, Aung Ze Ya

Published in Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 5)

Received: 23 July 2015 Accepted: 15 August 2015 Published: 27 August 2015

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Abstract

In stand-alone micro-hydro power system, water turbine will vary in speed due to the variation of consumer load. This speed variation will cause in fluctuation in both voltage and frequency output from a generator. To solve this problem, electronic load controllers were invented and used in micro-hydro power system. The objective of this paper is to monitor the electrical parameters such as voltage, current, power and frequency of electronic load controller (ELC) by using microcontroller and liquid crystal display (LCD). It explains how to monitor and sense the above parameters and isolate between the power line and microcontroller. The voltage is sensed by using the step down transformer and voltage divider circuit. The current is measured with the help of an ACS 712 current sensor. Frequency signal is obtained by using a frequency signal converter circuit. Microcontroller 16F887 and liquid crystal display are used as the main devices to monitor the above parameters according to the values obtaining from the sensing circuits.

Published in	Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11
Page(s)	97-109
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Keywords

Electronic Load Controller (ELC), Electrical Parameters Such as Voltage, Current, Power and Frequency, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Monitoring System, Microcontroller, Micro Hydro Power Plant

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Nan Win Aung, Aung Ze Ya. (2015). Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3(5), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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Nan Win Aung; Aung Ze Ya. Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. 2015, 3(5), 97-109. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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Nan Win Aung, Aung Ze Ya. Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. J Electr Electron Eng. 2015;3(5):97-109. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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Nan Win Aung

Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar
Aung Ze Ya

Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Mandalay Technological University, Mandalay, Myanmar

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Nan Win Aung, Aung Ze Ya. (2015). Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3(5), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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Nan Win Aung; Aung Ze Ya. Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. J. Electr. Electron. Eng. 2015, 3(5), 97-109. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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Nan Win Aung, Aung Ze Ya. Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant. J Electr Electron Eng. 2015;3(5):97-109. doi: 10.11648/j.jeee.20150305.11

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  title = {Microcontroller Based Electrical Parameter Monitoring System of Electronic Load Controller Used in Micro Hydro Power Plant},
  journal = {Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering},
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 year = {2015}
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