Single Axis Automatic Solar Tracking System Using Microcontroller

Das, Soumya; Sadhu, Pradip Kumar; Pal, Nitai; Mukherjee, Suprotim

doi:10.11591/telkomnika.v12i12.6742

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“…To rotate the PV panel toward the direction where the intensity of sunlight is maximum, LDRs constantly monitor the sunlight. Movement of the PV panels is controlled by the microcontroller-based control panel [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. The proposed smart dual-axis tracker is shown in Figure 1.…”

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Design and experimental execution of a microcontroller (μC)‐based smart dual‐axis automatic solar tracking system

Das

Chakraborty

Sadhu

et al. 2015

Energy Science & Engineering

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Detailed analysis of microcontroller (μC)-based smart dual-axis automatic solar tracking system utilizable for different purpose is presented in this article. Working of the proposed smart tracking system is based on the automatic rotation of photovoltaic (PV) panel depending on the intensity of sunlight. It will help in maintaining the alignment of PV panels with the sunlight to obtain maximum solar power at any instance. Intensity of sunlight on a particular alignment of solar PV panel varies throughout the day. As the intensity of light on PV panel decreases, the proposed smart tracking system has the intelligence to automatically redirect the panel alignment to get maximum intensity of light. Four light-dependent resistor (LDR) sensors are placed on the surface of the PV panel to detect the intensity of light. Two servomotors are employed in the backside of PV panel system to align the panel with maximum luminous intensity. Design and construction of the proposed tracking system is presented to measure the efficiency over the fixed PV panel. Experimental results indicate that the power output of the PV system, using the proposed tracking system, is increased up to 19.73% when compared to the traditional fixed PV panel. The efficiency of the proposed design is considerably higher and comparable to the existing design which has an average efficiency of around 12-15%. 559

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Design and experimental execution of a microcontroller (μC)‐based smart dual‐axis automatic solar tracking system

Das

Chakraborty

Sadhu

et al. 2015

Energy Science & Engineering

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“…Apesar da constante evolução da tecnologia fotovoltaica ao longo das últimas décadas, o custo de instalação e produção dessa energia continua sendo elevado quando comparado à energia produzida por sistemas convencionais (ORTIZ et. al, 2018) Neste sentido, inúmeras pesquisas têm sido realizadas com vistas a proporcionar o aumento da produção de energia elétrica em SFCR, como por exemplo, o uso de dispositivos de acompanhamento do movimento do sol, conhecidos como trackers (rastreadores) (DAS, 2016;CASSARES, 2016;OTTO, 2014;SILVA, 2017).…”

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Sistemas fotovoltaicos conectados a rede, um estudo de caso de microgeração em Itumbiara-GO

Silva¹,

Júnior²

2019

Fontes Renováveis De Energia: Inovações, Impactos E Desafios

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“…Some techniques also had been applied to optimize panel output by building tracking panel [2][3][4][5]. It tracked the sun direction to keep panel at perpendicular position to the sun-rays by moving the panel utilize stepper motor controlled by microcontroller [6,7] or even by PLC [8].…”

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“…Microcontroller had been used to control stepper motors for panel movement [2][3][4][5][6][7]. The movement was adjusted to follow and track the position of the sun.…”

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Measurement of 3 Solar Panel Output with Different Treatment Involving Controller and Reflector

Adnan¹,

Saleh²,

Assaidah³

2017

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Single Axis Automatic Solar Tracking System Using Microcontroller

Cited by 23 publications

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Design and experimental execution of a microcontroller (μC)‐based smart dual‐axis automatic solar tracking system

Design and experimental execution of a microcontroller (μC)‐based smart dual‐axis automatic solar tracking system

Sistemas fotovoltaicos conectados a rede, um estudo de caso de microgeração em Itumbiara-GO

Measurement of 3 Solar Panel Output with Different Treatment Involving Controller and Reflector

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