SOLAR BASED AIR COMPRESSOR

Abstract

Solar energy is an abundant source of green energy. It plays a crucial role due to increasing price of fossil fuels and acute shortage of them which leads to global warming. In comparison with non-renewable energy sources like coal, solar power energy is more efficient in being converted to electrical energy. The onus of this project is to use solar energy to charge a battery with the help of solar panel which is composed of photovoltaic cells. These cells are composed of silicon oxide which has the property to convert solar energy to electrical energy on reaction with photons. A rechargeable battery will be used to power an air compressor pump which can be used to inflate car, bike tires. The AT mega328 microcontroller will be programmed to continuously monitor the pressure level in tire and inflate it as soon as the pressure in the tube drops below a preset value, once the tire reaches the desired value the microcontroller will switch off the air compressor pump.