The present invention relates to a measurement method to determine the magnitude and intensity of solar
radiation / collected by a photovoltaic solar panel, without the need of using specific sensors for this purpose—With the
present method̂ the power conditioning systems used in small photovoltaic panels to charge small rechargeable batteries, will now be able to provide an electrical
signal, in the form of a
pulse sequence or in any other electrical
signal, that represents the value of the quantity that generates the available energy. The
present method enables the monitoring the
energy transfer between the solar panel and a rechargeable battery using a switched,
voltage converter; additionally it indicates the magnitude of the solar
radiation falling on the solar panel. It is based on the
adaptation of a direct
voltage to direct
voltage boost converter circuit in. order to provide an electrical
signal which is correlated to the magnitude of the
solar irradiance falling on the solar panel, which in turn powers the
voltage converter circuit. The invention also relates to a device for implementing this method.