Design and Development of a Prototype for a Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System to Detect Maximum Power
Abstract
Solar panels are
devices that convert light energy into electricity. These devices use sunlight
to generate power. The Solar Panels work best when the sun's intensity is
maximum. As the angle of the sun varies throughout the day and seasons, this
affects the amount of electricity a solar power system will generate. To make
the solar power systems work more efficiently, this project will include the
design and construction of a microcontroller-based solar panel tracking system.
Solar tracking allows more energy to be produced because the solar array can
remain aligned to the sun. In this project, we will design a dual-axis solar
tracker that allows solar panels to move on two axes, aligned both north-south
and east-west. This type of system is designed to maximize solar energy
collection throughout the year. This project will make use of the Light
Dependent Resistor (LDR) which is important to detect the sunlight by following
the source of the sunlight location. Arduino Uno microcontroller is used to
control the motors based on LDR. This project discusses the development of a
prototype for a dual-axis solar tracking system.
Country : India
1 Korudu Surekha
Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Malla Reddy College of Engineering for Women, Hyderabad -500100, Telangana, India
IRJIET, Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2017 pp. 24-28
