Optimised Photovoltaic Solar Charger With Voltage Maximum Power Point Tracking

My first words of gratitude go to my thesis supervisor Professor Julio Paisana. I am in debt to him for countless stimulating, inspiring technical discussions, his continual support and assistance through this final year. Besides the relationship from a student to supervisor, I always felt a good level of friendship and cooperation. I would like to single out also my co-supervisor Professor Marcelino dos Santos, for his support, namely in the assistance provided in the familiarisation of the PIC microcontroller and the programming aspect of my thesis. I would like to thank Marli Gomes and Manuel Ribeiro for their assistance with the experimental aspect of the thesis and allowing me to use the laboratory equipment and the infrastructure for the conduct of experimental work. Also many thanks to “Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI) ” and their employees for the useful data supplied for this thesis. Finally, in the non technical world, I would like to thank my family and friends for their patience and support throughout my final year. I want to single out my girlfriend Iris for her comprehension, encouraging and collaboration