PV Tracking Design Methodology Based on an Orientation Efficiency Chart

Ruelas, José; Muñoz, Flavio; Lucero, Baldomero; Palomares, Juan

doi:10.3390/app9050894

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“…The working principle of a torsion motor is that the torque is transferred by the object, so that the object rotates more easily. To obtain the DC motor torque can be calculated based on (6).…”

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Design of actuator motor acceleration model in dual axis tracker movement for stand-alone PV system

Satria,

Syah,

Silviana

et al. 2024

IJPEDS

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Stand-alone photovoltaic system or PV is a power generation technology with potential that is environmentally friendly and also one of the solutions for saving high electricity rates today. However, problems that often occur due to weather fluctuations that are always changing, especially North Sumatra, Indonesia result in the conversion produced by solar cells not being optimal. Therefore, it is necessary to do a new model with a dual tracker system and the development of accelerator motor actuators so that the resulting energy conversion is more optimal. The result of optimizing the reliability of the polycrystalline type solar panel which is designed with an additional photovoltaic tracker system to maximize the conversion of solar energy to solar panels is to obtain an output power of 303.72 volts DC and 267.52 volts DC in the position where the tracker is not used. Then the percentage increase in energy reached 29.80%. Dual axis tracker technology is able to maximize energy conversion in improving PV usage performance. The implementation of a stand-alone PV system will be beneficial if the installation is in Indonesian territory, especially in disadvantaged, frontier and outermost areas.

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Design of actuator motor acceleration model in dual axis tracker movement for stand-alone PV system

Satria,

Syah,

Silviana

et al. 2024

IJPEDS

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“…Ruelas, J. et al [32] made a low-cost PV SAST by using the efficiency as a function of time technique (EFO) at Mexico (Cd. Obregón).…”

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Experimental Investigation and Comparison of the Net Energy Yield Using Control-Based Solar Tracking Systems

Osman

Almadani

Hariri

et al. 2022

International Journal of Photoenergy

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As the world trend is going towards renewable energy, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy shines the most due to the low generation cost especially by using the latest PV cell technologies and materials, although the conventional silicon cell has an efficiency in the range of 15-16%. A PV tracking system (PVTS) could be a considerable method to increase electrical PV efficiency. In this study, the performance enhancement of the daily output power and energy has been experimentally investigated using single- and dual-axis tracking mechanisms for flat-plate conventional PV panels under the insolation conditions of the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia (SA). In the current study, the active PVTS has been designed and implemented with PID controllers and controlled in real-time with an embedded system. The fixed-tilt (FTPV), single-axis solar tracking system (SAST), and dual-axis solar tracking system (DAST) were tested simultaneously under clear-sky conditions. The PV electrical energy balance has revealed that the energy consumed by the electrical controllers of the SAST and DAST is 3.4% and 3.9%, respectively. In addition, the energy losses due to the actuators of the SAST and DAST are 7.8% and 13.0%, respectively, where they contributed mainly to the energy losses. However, the PV energy production by the DAST was high enough to compensate for the higher actuating mechanism losing rate compared to the SAST and performed incremental net energy output of around 8.64%. On other hand, the DAST and SAST were more efficient than the FTPV recording higher net energy increase by 28.98% and 18.73%, respectively.

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“…Several electronic systems for the control and piloting of bi-axial solar trackers of photovoltaic power plants were developed and tested by [14][15][16]. As in our case, the tracking is managed by a PC software application with a user-friendly graphical interface.…”

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Design and Simulation of a Solar Tracking System for PV

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After installing a solar panel system, the orientation problem arises because of the sun’s position variation relative to a collection point throughout the day. It is, therefore, necessary to change the position of the photovoltaic panels to follow the sun and capture the maximum incident beam. This work describes our methodology for the simulation and the design of a solar tracker system using the advantages that the orientation and efficiency of the PV panel offer due to the latitude and the number of hours of sunshine in the testing area. This proposed methodology is experimentally validated through the implementation of a single-axis solar tracker at a specific location (36.261° latitude), which allowed the incorporation of a high-availability tracking mechanism, low precision, and low cost. Based on the results, the feasibility of this type of solar tracker for latitudes close to 36° was demonstrated, as this tracking system costs less than traditional commercial systems. Furthermore, this system increased the collection efficiency compared to a fixed device. Our results provide an excellent platform for engineering technology researchers and students to study the design theory of a sun-tracking solar system.

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PV Tracking Design Methodology Based on an Orientation Efficiency Chart

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

Design of actuator motor acceleration model in dual axis tracker movement for stand-alone PV system

Design of actuator motor acceleration model in dual axis tracker movement for stand-alone PV system

Experimental Investigation and Comparison of the Net Energy Yield Using Control-Based Solar Tracking Systems

Design and Simulation of a Solar Tracking System for PV

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