Dr. Syed Abdul Rahman Kashif

The main goal of this project is the development of an efficient power system with smart generation, automated distribution and monitoring for integration with national grid or its use as a standalone system. In smart generation, electricity generated by some renewable means such as solar must be converted to a form that can be integrated with the utility with maximum efficiency by involving DC to DC and DC to AC conversion until a refined AC of 50Hz is produced. In the development of this smart system, firstly, physical solar tracking is done to have the maximum light intensity on solar panel plate. Then, maximum power is transferred from solar panels to batteries using buck converter with feedback achieving Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT). After that, battery potential is boosted to higher level via push pull switching at high frequency using Ferrite core Chopper. Boosted DC is then converted to AC using single phase inverter and depending upon the sharing with grid or use as a standalone system, either Sine wave or Sine PWM output of 50Hz are obtained. Sharing of inverter AC with national grid and automated load shifting is performed. All of the control and monitoring is done using FPGA based microcontroller NI myRIO-1900. Central control is achieved by displaying monitoring and control parameters on an android aided tablet using NI Data Dashboard application and Wi-Fi router of the FPGA as communication channel. In Pakistan, this project can be deployed to make a building self-dependent in meeting its electrical needs and energy crisis can be solved. Industries and people living in remote areas can be benefited. Also mutual sharing of power with national grid can greatly boom the country�s energy reservoirs and remove extra burden on power system by applying smart localized micro-grid techniques.