Solar Tracking Systems and A Two-Axis Active Prototype With Stepwise Movement

Year 2014, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 755 - 764, 01.12.2014

Gökhan Oral Osman N. Uçan

Abstract

In this work, criteria for a two-axis solar tracking system that provides a higher voltage and power output than a fixed solar panel, are determined and a prototype is realized with stepwise movement. From that point on, to design a practical solar tracker, extensive research studies were conducted which resulted in determination of optimal techniques and components. As a result, by using a small scale solar panel, servo motors as drive elements, Arduino processor as the controller, and a wireless transmitter that transmits voltage feedback to the controller, a two-axis active solar tracker is developed which moves in pre-determined steps

Keywords

Solar Panel, Two-axis tracker, Active Solar Tracking System, Stepwise Adaptation

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