Learn: PV Diversion

• Choosing an Energy Diverter
  • What Does an Energy Diverter Do?
  • Why Have an Energy Diverter?
  • How Does an Energy Diverter Work?
  • Burst Mode
  • Phase Control
  • Pulse Width Modulation
  • Should I Make or Buy My Energy Diverter?
  • Separating the Power Switch from the Control Logic
  • Multiple Loads
  • Choice of Software
• Energy Meters
  • Exploiting the Meter with a Dump Load Controller
• Overload Protection of Mains Electrical Circuits
  • The Fundamentals
  • How to Determine the Ratings
  • How a Fuse Works
  • How an MCB Works
  • Applying This to a Triac Immersion Heater Control
  • And Finally…
• MK2 Diverter
  • 1: Introduction, and “Power” v. “Energy”
  • 2: Detection and Measurement of surplus PV
  • 3: Diversion and Use of surplus PV
  • 4: Switching High Current Loads using a Triac
  • 5: Mk2 Controller Operating Modes
  • 6: Different ways of Measuring Voltage and Current
  • 7: Calibration of power and voltage, plus phase-alignment
  • 8: Building a Mk2 PV Router
  • 9: Different Versions of the Software Sketch
• PLL Diverter
  • 1: Features
  • 2: Software Design Overview
  • 3: What is a PLL? – Operating Principle.
  • 4: The ADC and Interrupts
  • 5: Integer Maths
  • 6: Advantages Over emonLib
  • 7: Implementation
  • 8: The Sketch Explained in Detail.
  • 9: Hardware
  • 10: Derivatives
  • 11: References
• Using Multiple Diverters
  • The General Principle
  • Example
  • A Practical Combined System