Question: In Dhaka city during the month of May, a 20W rated solar panel supplies 15W of power at an output voltage of 15V & an output current of 1A. But during the month of December, the same solar panel supplies 8.5W of power at an output voltage of 10.5V & an output current of 0.81A. The solar panel is used to charge a 12V battery. Practically, for charging a 12V battery we need to supply 13V. i) In the month of May, the user will need a DC-DC converter (Buck) to charge the battery. a) What will be the duty cycle? b) Assuming that the converter is 100% efficient, what will be the input current to the battery?

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Question: In Dhaka city during the month of May, a 20W rated solar panel supplies 15W of power at an output

voltage of 15V & an output current of 1A. But during the month of December, the same solar panel

supplies 8.5W of power at an output voltage of 10.5V & an output current of 0.81A.

The solar panel is used to charge a 12V battery. Practically, for charging a 12V battery we need to

supply 13V.

i) In the month of May, the user will need a DC-DC converter (Buck) to charge the battery.

a) What will be the duty cycle?

b) Assuming that the converter is 100% efficient, what will be the input current to the battery? 

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