:sunny: Sunscatter MPPT-Design - Gen 2 Maximum Power Point Tracker Board

Design and documentation of a custom MPPT for LHR Solar. Created in part with Professor Alex Hanson's ECE 394J Power Electronics Class.

Repository Structure

• datasheets - contains datasheets for major components of the Sunscatter.
• docs - contains documentation on how to build, test, and use the Sunscatter.
• fw - contains fw that is loaded onto the Sunscatter.
  • tests - test programs used to characterize and validate the Sunscatter.
  • src - main program used to run the Sunscatter.
  • inc - internally developed libraries specific for the Sunscatter.
  • lib - third party libraries used by the Sunscatter.
• hw
  • footprints - project specfic footprint association files for the Sunscatter.
  • models - 3d .step files for the PCB 3d viewer.
  • symbols - project specific symbol files for the Sunscatter.
  • vX_Y_Z - frozen versioning folder for PCB production files.
  • design files
• sim - contains a KiCAD project of the bare DC-DC converter of the MPPT, using SPICE parts for simulation.
• sw - contains relevant software for operating the automated design pipeline.
  • design_files
  • design_procedures

Maintainers

The current maintainer of this project is Matthew Yu as of 07/17/2023. His email is matthewjkyu@gmail.com.

Contributors to the HW and FW encompass many dedicated students, including:

• Jacob Pustilnik
• Pranav Rama
• Sharon Chen

Special thanks to Professor Gary Hallock, who supervised the development and design of this project.

Versioning

This PCB is on unified version 0.2.0. Every time the schematic and/or layout is updated, this version number should go up. We use semantic versioning to denote between versions. See the changelog for more details.

TODO

Documentation

HW

FW

SW

Sim