UCF Senior Design

Group 2

Project Description

The Solar Panel Monitoring System provides a low cost means to monitor solar panels wirelessly through the World Wide Web that will cut cost in maintenance and installation. It is separated into two main components: the base station and the solar panel device. The solar panel device senses the power output of the solar panels and transmits it wirelessly to the base station where it is then uploaded to the Internet.

Click here to see what the output of the base station looks like.

Members

Benjamin Brindle

Benjamin Brindle received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Central Florida. Ben is pursuing a career in power grid and power generation industry, and currently is an intern at Gas Turbine Efficiency as a Monitoring and Diagnostics Engineer.

brbrindle [at] knights.ucf.edu

Devin McLean

Devin McLean received a B.S. in Computer Engineering degree from the University of Central Florida. Devin plans to pursue a career in the computer engineering or computer security profession and continue his education as a graduate student in Computer Engineering.

Devin.McLean [at] knights.ucf.edu

Robert Parrish

Robert Parrish Jr. received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Central Florida. Robbie plans to pursue a working career in the electrical engineering profession and continue his education with an MBA.

robbie.parrish [at] gmail.com

Documentation

Senior Design I Documents

Divide and Conquer Paper

Final Paper

Senior Design II Documents

Progress Energy Presentation

Conference Paper

Final Presentation

Final Paper

Sponsors

QuickBeam Energy

QuickBeam Energy is a full-service solar photovoltaic's firm. We provide turn-key solutions to our customers that include everything from evaluating your company's unique energy profile, to creating a custom solar system that will maximize your energy savings and the return on your investment. The combination of experience from our founders provides us with a unique perspective in the marketplace. We understand the interests and needs of commercial real estate owners. Also, by partnering with Krieger Electric for our installations, we bring to the table the experience of a well established electrical contractor.

Progress Energy

Progress Energy, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida.