Design and Development of 100W Solar Power Systems for ODAS Buoy

This paper presents the design and the development of
$\boldsymbol{100}\mathbf{W}$
solar power systems for a scientific buoy known as Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) Buoy. There are two separate solar power systems proposed in this paper; one for the buoy and the other one for a ground station. The characteristics of solar data, type of PV modules, total load demand, battery sizing, and converter and inverter ratings are major factors that need to be considered in designing and developing the standalone PV systems. The results have shown that this method has provided reliable and sufficient battery storage to power all the loads continuously without any interruption.