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What is the project based on, what is the problem to be solved etc (2-3 paragraphs).

Outline the goals of the project. For example:
1. Design and build a system that can measure the voltage and current supplied to a battery by a charge controller driven by a PV panel
2. Use the system to calculate various PV performance metrics such as power generated and energy delivered to the battery
3. Display these metrics on an LCD screen in real-time
4. Log these metrics over time to a storage device for future analysis

Background

The aim of this chapter is to provide background to the project. It presents an overview of what is already known about the subject. This is often called a Literature Review. It is important that this chapter is well-referenced to ensure the validity of the information.

Solar Energy

The following sections describe the principles, operation, applications and components of a solar energy system.

Solar Energy Overview

This section describes what is meant by solar energy and what it is used for.

PV Panel Operation

This section describes how PV panels are constructed and how they work.

Table of Contents

Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Background
2.1 Solar Energy
2.1.1 Solar Energy Overview
2.1.2 PV Panel Operation
2.1.3 PV System
2.1.4 Charge Controller
2.1.5 Battery
2.2 Arduino
2.2.1 Arduino Overview
2.2.2 Analog-to-Digital Converter
2.2.3 Digital Communication
3 Project Plan
4 Project Management
5 System Design
6 System Build
7 Software Development
8 System Testing
9 Conclusions
10 References
11 Appendices