Analysis of Single Axis Sun Tracker System to Increase Solar Photovoltaic Energy Production in the Tropics

Rosma, Iswadi Hasyim; Putra, Ichsan Maulana; Sukma, Dian Yayan; Safrianti, Ery; Zakri, Azriyenni Azhari; Abdulkarim, Abubakar

doi:10.1109/icon-eei.2018.8784311

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“…bahwa efisiensi panel surya jenis polycrystalline dapat berkisar antara 7,15-11,19% [12]. Penggunaan pelacak surya dengan axis tunggal atau ganda diyakini dapat meningkatkan energi yang dihasilkan panel surya sebesar masing-masing 22% dan 60% [13], [14].…”

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Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Lokal dan Jarak Jauh bagi Panel Surya

Priharti

Sumaryo

Silalahi

et al. 2020

JRE

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Pemantauan kinerja panel surya dapat dilakukan secara langsung atau lokal (local monitoring) untuk keperluan pengujian panel surya. Namun dalam prakteknya, pemantauan secara tidak langsung atau jarak jauh (remote monitoring) juga dibutuhkan karena panel surya biasanya dipasang di tempat yang tinggi, jauh atau sulit dicapai. Penelitian ini merancang suatu sistem pemantauan panel surya ganda yang dapat melakukan pemantauan secara lokal maupun jarak jauh. Sistem lokal terdiri dari sensor tegangan, arus, suhu dan intensitas cahaya yang diintegrasikan dalam suatu kit/perangkat yang disebut PVmeter. Data pada sistem lokal dapat ditampilkan langsung pada LCD atau pada monitor PC oleh data logger. Sedangkan pada sistem jarak jauh, data dikirimkan ke internet dan ditampilkan pada website Thinkspeak sehingga data dapat diakses kapanpun dan dimanapun. Pada sistem lokal, data yang dipantau berhasil ditampilkan bentuk file *.txt setiap 5 menit sekali. Sedangkan pada sistem jarak jauh, data berhasil ditampilkan pada website Thinkspeak dengan rata-rata kecepatan pengiriman data 52,5 detik.

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Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Lokal dan Jarak Jauh bagi Panel Surya

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“…PV cells are constructed of layers of semiconductor materials, such as silicon, that absorb photons from sunlight and emit electrons, which are subsequently collected and utilized to create energy. The quantity of power that a solar PV system can create is obtained by numerous parameters, including the size and efficiency of the PV cells, the amount of sunlight available, and the orientation and angle of the solar panels [2]. Solar trackers are mechanisms that follow the sun's movement throughout the day, ensuring that solar panels are constantly pointed squarely at the sun.…”

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Enhancing Photovoltaic Power Generation through a Microcontroller-Driven Single-Axis Solar Tracker

Shahrier,

Haider,

Murad

et al. 2023

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Aims: The principal aim of this study is to make an automatic single-axis solar panel tracking system according to the sun's movement. The purpose of this effort is to design an efficient microcontroller-based solar panel follower system to follow the trajectory of the sun. Study Design: This research initiative aims to design, simulate, and implement an automatic single-axis solar panel tracking system using Arduino Uno microcontroller and light sensors and thus to ensure that the environment is clean and safe to combat the climate change effect. This is especially significant in locations where the amount of sunshine varies during the day. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh between January 2023 and July 2023. Methodology: In this research effort, we used an Arduino Uno microcontroller, servo motor, LDR sensor, LEDs, solar photovoltaic panel, etc. to make the proposed system. Arduino IDE was used for the program development. The microcontroller controls a servo motor to drive the solar panel from east to west to follow the sun’s path in the same direction. Results: The simulation results and hardware output results confirm its functionality. Conclusion: This design has the potential to drastically cut energy costs and increase the use of renewable energy sources by augmenting the efficacy of photovoltaic systems through the use of a microcontroller-driven single-axis solar tracker, thus contributing to a more sustainable future. This can be scaled up in the future using more sensors and axis.

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“…The single-axis solar tracker uses one axis, horizontal, tilt, or vertical, to orient the PV panel. It is simple to implement [3][4], however, it is only applicable for static applications, and it draws the maximum efficiency at a certain time of the year only [5]. The dual-axis tracker uses two axes to orient the PV panel: elevation and azimuth.…”

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“…The major problem with this type of tracker is complexity. There are two types of dual axis trackers: the open loop systems and the close loop systems [3][4][5][6][7]. The close loop system is usually based on optical sensors, such as light dependent resistors (LDRs), which in conjunction with a drive system reorients PV panel position to be always perpendicular to the sunray.…”

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Developing Smart Self Orienting Solar Tracker for Mobile PV Power Generation Systems

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Photovoltaic (PV) devices are one of the most renewable energy sources in demand globally. To harvest the maximum possible energy output from PV panels, it is necessary to orient them in a position where the sunray can fall on them perpendicularly. In this paper, an autonomous dual-axis smart solar tracking system is designed and implemented for positioning PV panels in a way that would make them generate the highest achievable energy output automatically anywhere in the world. The designed tracking system is built based on a mathematical model which is integrated with a microcontroller (µC), a Global Positioning System (GPS), a digital compass, and a gyro orientation sensor. The designed system provides a smart solution to accurately track the sun at a minimum power budget to increase the overall efficiency of PV panels. The suggested model is implemented and tested using 50 W PV panels, and it is empirically tested in the Middle East region of Baghdad, IRAQ. For further evaluation, it is also tested using simulated tracking data collected from three different regions Berlin, Singapore, and Sydney. This was done by selecting a city above the Tropic of Cancer, a city below the Tropic of Capricorn, and a city within the tropical region near the Equator. The obtained results confirmed that the developed system can track the sun in any region around the world, optimizing power consumption by operating the tracker within specific intervals that enables mustering maximum possible power of PV panels while ensuring minimum power consumption by the tracking system. The developed tracking system expended a mere 0.62% to 0.68% of the energy gain made.

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Analysis of Single Axis Sun Tracker System to Increase Solar Photovoltaic Energy Production in the Tropics

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Lokal dan Jarak Jauh bagi Panel Surya

Perancangan Sistem Pemantauan Lokal dan Jarak Jauh bagi Panel Surya

Enhancing Photovoltaic Power Generation through a Microcontroller-Driven Single-Axis Solar Tracker

Developing Smart Self Orienting Solar Tracker for Mobile PV Power Generation Systems

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