Solar Tracking System Project
1 2 problem statement a solar tracker device has a wide range of applications to improve harnessing.
Solar tracking system project. 1 shows the circuit of the solar tracking system. Development of solar panel tracking systems has been ongoing for several. One such method is to employ a solar panel tracking system. Dual axis solar tracker can simultaneously track sun s radiation in both horizontal and vertical axis.
Sbe solar tech 12v high power analog solar tracker. Circuit of solar tracking system. Solar tracking system circuit fig. The sun trackers are all weather reliable and affordable tracking and positioning instruments.
Solar tracking enables more energy to be generated because the solar panel is always able to maintain a perpendicular profile to the sun s rays. This article describes about circuit that rotates solar panel. The solar tracker comprises comparator ic lm339 h bridge motor driver ic l293d ic2 and a few discrete components. This project focuses on solar energy which is a renewable form of energy.
So solar panel should continuously rotate in the direction of sun. They use the same principle as the mountings of astronomical telescopes. The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. Principle of sun tracking solar panel.
Abstract in this paper a solar tracking system for renewable energy is designed and built to collect free energy from the sun store it in the battery and convert this energy to alternating. Szmwkj dual axis solar tracker linear actuator controller for solar panel system. Sun tracking system for solar panel project is made to tracking the sun at day time for utilizing its solar energy properly for solar panel. By monika vaishnav group diploma 3rd year engg.
In order to achieve maximum efficiency the device tracks seasonal. Arduino solar tracker project guide. Using solar tracking technique yield from solar panel can be increased by 30 60 unlike in stationary or fixed installations which if we assume silicon is the material used to build the pv panels then the system is only about 24 5 efficient. Lcd single axis solar tracker controller for solar panel tracking sunlight track.
Light dependent resistors ldr1 through ldr4 are used as sensors to detect the panel s position. This project deals with a rtc based solar panel tracking system.