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ros_mppt package from ros_mppt repo

ros_mppt

Package Summary

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Version 0.1.1
License GNU GPL v3.0
Build type CATKIN
Use RECOMMENDED

Repository Summary

Checkout URI https://github.com/AaronPB/ros_mppt.git
VCS Type git
VCS Version master
Last Updated 2019-09-21
Dev Status MAINTAINED
CI status Continuous Integration
Released RELEASED
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Contributing Help Wanted (0)
Good First Issues (0)
Pull Requests to Review (0)

Package Description

MPPT message sender package

Additional Links

Maintainers

  • aaronpb

Authors

  • Aaron PB

MPPT ROS Package

License: GPL v3 made-with-python Maintenance Documentation Status Build Status

ROS package for Victron Energy MPPT devices via VE-Direct Protocol from serial USB

Introduction

This repository is part of my end-of-degree project as mechanical engineer at University of Almería in Spain. The aim of this project is to install a PV system into an electric vehicle, creating a data sender from the MPPT device into the ros-system.

How it works

MPPT Connection

This software is tested with a VE.Direct to USB Interface cable

Topic publisher

At the moment, it sends the most important data from the ve-direct protocol, which are defined in mppt.msg:

  • Battery Voltage (v_bat) - float64
  • Battery Current (i_bat) - float64
  • Solar Panels Voltage (v_pv) - float64
  • Solar Panel Power (p_pv) - float64

Installing the package

Install the package from the distro repo (kinetic)


sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-ros_mppt


Or you can also clone the package from github repo into your catkin workspace and build as usual


$ git clone https://github.com/AaronPB/ros_mppt.git


Customize the sender packets

Depending on the interested values from the serial communication interface, it is possible to define more values into the package.

Check the ros_mppt documentation to learn how to define more values.

MPPT valid values:

Implemented Label Units Description
V mV Main (battery) voltage
I mA Battery current
VPV mV Panel voltage
PPV W Panel power
- PID - Product ID
- SER# - Serial Number
- HSDS - Day sequence number (0…364)
- MPPT - Tracker operation mode
- ERR - Error code
- CS - State of operation
- H19 0.01 kW/h Yield Total (user resettable counter)
- H20 0.01 kW/h Yield today
- H21 W Maximum power today
- H22 0.01 kW/h Yield yesterday
- H23 W Maximum power yesterday

Documentation

MPPT ROS WIKI

My other repositories for MPPT data management

VE Direct MPPT data reader

Visit this repository if you are looking for a ve-direct protocol registration into a file (in this case, in a .xls file)

VE.Direct Protocol Documentation

TODO List

  • Custom ros messages sender (mppt topic)
  • Log system
  • Automatic USB port identification
  • Disconnection handler with timeout requests

License

ros_mppt is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0, detailed in the LICENSE file.

CHANGELOG

Changelog for package ros_mppt

0.1.1 (2019-09-05)

  • First Version
  • Contributors: AaronPB, Aarón

Wiki Tutorials

This package does not provide any links to tutorials in it's rosindex metadata. You can check on the ROS Wiki Tutorials page for the package.

Package Dependencies

System Dependencies

No direct system dependencies.

Dependant Packages

No known dependants.

Launch files

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