This inner radiation is absorbed in the outer passive. Consists array of solar panels, an inverter, and sometimes a battery and or solar tracker and interconnection wiring. If intensity on one side of solar panel is greater than the other side of panel then dc motor is turned on to rotate the solar panel. I did the solar tracking with pv panel project in three mode of operation, 1. System sends this data to a computer through serial port.
A microcontroller based design methodology of an automatic solar tracker is presented in this paper. Solar trackers are also more prone to storm damage than fixed arrays. In this paper is described the design and construction of a microcontroller based solar panel tracking system. An offtheshelf 12 v solar panel, small servo motor, and arduino uno microcontroller were used to create a suntracking solar panel. In solar tracking system there is two major theory to track the sun either by using sensors usually ldr to get sun position or by using mathematical equations programmed inside a microcontroller. With the sun always facing the panel, the maximum energy can be absorbed, as the panel is operating at their greatest efficiency. Automatic sun tracking system seminar report pdf ppt download abstract. Solar tracking is the process of varying the angle of solar panels and collectors to take. Solar tracking is a system that is mechanized to track the position of the sun to increase power output by between 30% and 60% than systems that. Jan 21, 2010 performance of solar trackers in australia.
Solar tracker is the best solution for receiving maximum radiation. This can be seen in the graph of two side by side solar panels, one mounted on a tracker, the other static, below. Feb, 2016 abstract our project sun tracking solar panel will include the design and construction of an arduinobased solar panel tracking system. Nov 24, 20 an offtheshelf 12 v solar panel, small servo motor, and arduino uno microcontroller were used to create a sun tracking solar panel.
Nepal photovoltaic quality assurance nepqa specifies the documents and. In our project we are trying to make a sun tracking scalable system without microcontroller which can be cheaper than other solar panel circuits in our approach. Out of these flat plate collectors are most widely used. The sun trackers are allweather, reliable and affordable tracking and positioning instruments. Solar energy is rapidly gaining popularity as an important means of expanding renewable energy. The main reason for this project is to get the maximum efficiency for the solar cells. I have always thought about using solar tracking for a solar panel. Payloads are usually solar panels, parabolic troughs, fresnel reflectors, lenses or the mirrors of. This project measures and displays light intensity of sun. The solar tracker comprises comparator ic lm339, hbridge motor driver ic l293d ic2 and a few discrete components. Advantage of this project is that solar panel will always follow the sun light will always face. Advantages and disadvantages of a solar tracker system.
There are many factors motivating us to do this solar panel farm project. Sun tracking solar panel irjetinternational research. Our goal in this project is to catch the sunlight and increase the output of the solar panel. Solar cells those convert suns energy into electrical energy are costly and inefficient. The aim of automatic solar tracker is to design the system, which will automatically track the sun s position and accordingly change the direction of the solar panel to get the maximum output from the solar cell. Most of these devices consist of a solar receptor that is kept facing the sun during the day with the help of a sun tracking mechanism operated by an electrically driven unit consisting of a sensor, an actuator and a controller. Solar trackers can increase the output of solar panels by 2030% which improves thes economics of the solar panel project. Thus the tracking of the suns location and positioning of the solar panel are important. Solar panel tracking system microtronics technologies.
These type of electrical projects are used to identify the position of the sun using a solar tracking system which consists of various solar cells and solar panels. That is why many solar angles are used in pv power calculations, and solar tracking systems improve the efficiency of pv panels by following the sun through the sky. Bill lane department of electrical and computer engineering. They presented design and construction of an automatic sun tracking system which is capable of providing best alignment of solar panel with the sun. Solar energy panels sun tracking solar power system and.
The narrower the angle of incidence, the more energy a photovoltaic panel can produce. The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. The automatic solar tracking system asts was made as a prototype to solve the problem, mentioned above. Solar trackers are rising in popularity, but not everyone understands the complete benefits and potential drawbacks of the system. Design and development of a sun tracking mechanism using. At the end of the project, a functional solar tracking system was designed and implemented. The unit built is protected against gusts ofwind 50mhr or greater that could potentially damage it, in which case the panel would be placed in a protective position. The suns position in the sky varies both with the seasons elevation and time of day as the sun moves.
Stepper motor electromechanical device which converts electrical pulses into discrete mechanical movements. Lightdependent resistors ldr1 through ldr4 are used as sensors to detect the panels position. A large solar array up on a roof or on a pole structure is like a sail ready to fly off when the wind gets underneath it. Solar tracking allows more energy to be produce because the solar array is able to. Advantage of this project is that solar panel will always follow the sun light will always face towards the sun to get charge all the time and can. The tracking system will move the solar panel so that it is positioned perpendicular to the sun for maximum energy conversion at all time. As such, it is vital that those in engineering fields understand the technologies associated with this area. A solar cell is a two layered semiconductor device which is used to absorb the radiation. Khan and ali in 8 discuss an automatic sun tracking system with six functional sensors, stepper motors and microcontroller control system for automatic orientation of the solar panel towards the. Sun tracking system for solar panel engineering projects. Sep 05, 2018 principle of sun tracking solar panel. Check out live project of sun tracking solar panel. The project that we will be designing will be a smaller version of a solar powered tracking device equipped with features that allow the regulation of voltage and power through the usage of a voltage regulator, sunlight sensor, solar panels, as well as an actuator. A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the sun.
Another project is the renewable energy project at the u. Solar tracking battery charger ucf department of eecs. Microprocessor based solar tracking system using stepper motor jyotirmay gadewadikar b. An active tracker uses motors to direct the panel toward the sun by relying on a sensing circuit to detect light intensity. Many traditional solar pv applications employ two axis trackers to position the solar panels perpendicular to the suns rays. The produced electrical energy can be increased if we move the solar panel as the movement of the sun. I have not purchased any yet but decided to make a small scale solar tracker that i use with our solar cooler. Solar tracking is the process of varying the angle of solar panels and collectors to take advantage of the full amount of the suns energy.
Solar panel tracking solutions are a more advanced technology for mounting photovoltaic panels. A seminar project report arduino based solar tracking system. This report aims to let the readerunderstand the project work which i have done. By moving the solar panel according to the movement of sun we can always receive the maximum radiation. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr. It also has a method of concentrating the sunlight onto the photoreceptors on the solar panel.
Aout the current azimuth angle of pv panel at any position. Unless the solar tracker stops in the midday position you are likely to be worse off than with a fixed solar array. Department of electrical engineering solar panel tracking. Design of a solar tracker system for pv power plants. Abstract our project sun tracking solar panel will include the design and construction of an arduinobased solar panel tracking system. Dualaxis solar tracker worcester polytechnic institute. I have not purchased any yet but decided to make a small scale solar tracker that. When solar panels are exposed to sunlight, the angle at which the suns rays meet the surface of the solar panel known as the angle of incidence determines how well the panel can convert the incoming light into electricity.
The angle between a photovoltaic pv panel and the sun affects the efficiency of the panel. This project orients the solar panel toward the sun, so that it can utilize with higher accuracy. Design of a solar tracker system for pv power plants 26 3 design of the proposed solar tracking system the proposed solar tracking system should satisfy certain technical requirements specific to the studied application, as follows. This project employs a solar panel mounted to a timeprogrammed stepper motor to track the sun so that maximum sun light is made incident upon the panel at any. The aim of automatic solar tracker is to design the system, which will automatically track the suns position and accordingly change the direction of the solar panel to get the maximum output from the solar cell. In order to get highest efficiency from the solar cells, changing the direction of the solar panel in the solar. Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun. Jamadar3 1,2 diploma in electronics and telecommunication engineering, mwp turkewadi. 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. The block diagram of the proposed system is as shown in fig. Generally solar panels are stationary devices which is fixed at a position. Solar energy is rapidly gaining notoriety as an important means of expanding renewable energy resources. The tracker uses two nema 23 bipolar stepper motors to rotate 2 photovoltaic cells around the altitude and azimuth axes. This project deals with the design and construction of a small scale photovoltaic generator equipped with a solar tracker system.
The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and stepper motor and atmega8 micro controller. In remote areas the sun is a cheap source of electricity because instead of hydraulic generators it uses solar cells to produce electricity. There are two main ways to mount a solar panel for tracking. Single axis trackers usually use a polar mount for maximum solar efficiency. Apr 03, 2015 the designed project aims at tracking the sun to achieve the maximum sun light incident on the solar panel during anytime of the day. A tracking mechanism directly activated by the sun would go a long way towards achieving this. Solar trackers solar choice australias solar power. Atracking system must be able to follow the sun with a certain degree of accuracy. The designed project aims at tracking the sun to achieve the maximum sun light incident on the solar panel during anytime of the day.
Solar tracking system mini project pdf downloads in this paper is described the design and construction of a microcontroller based solar panel tracking system. This paper describes the senior design project that utilizes solar power to its full potential by tracking the sun throughout the day. Automatic sun tracking system seminar reportpdfppt download. Solar tracking system full circuit diagram available. How to build a manual solar tracker mother earth news.
Automatic solar tracking system mayank kumar lokhande abstract. Feb 21, 2014 solar tracker is the best solution for receiving maximum radiation. In order to get highest efficiency from the solar cells, changing the direction of the solar panel in the solar tracking system should be made necessary. A solar tracker increases the performanc of solar pv panels in the shoulder periods of the day, where a static fixed mount panel would only receive obscured exposure. Fall 20 me4243 controls lab project, texas tech university.
Pdf design and construction of an automatic solar tracking system. The solar monitoring system is set up by means of gps and gsm facilities. Tout the current tilt angle of pv panel at any position. There are also many other major solar energy projects that the military is. The solar energy system designed and developed includes a solar panel, a battery, and an inverter. The designed solar tracker is able to maintain a difference angle of 1. Sun tracking solar panel project using microcontroller. Mainly, the reason why we are focusing on a solar powered. Pdf final report on dual axis solar tracking system kamal.
Functional model realization and fullscale simulations a major qualifying project report submitted to the faculty of worcester polytechnic institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of bachelor of science by dante johnsonhoyte melanie li sing how dante rossi myo thaw date. Solar is a nonconventional source of energy, considering this we have developed solar panels so that we can fulfill our electricity need. A quantitative measurement was also performed, which reported how well tracking system. Advantages and disadvantages of a sun tracker system.
The efficiency of a panel determines the area of a panel 14 15. Army garrison kaiserslautern in kaiserslauter, germany that. Sun tracking solar panel without microcontroller ieee conference. We have three tracking algorithms to track the sun. Solar tracking allows more energy to be produced because the solar array is able to remain aligned to the sun. The solar panel is designed with a tracking mechanism that directs the panel towards the area of high sunlight intensity. May 09, 2016 advantages and disadvantages of a solar tracker system. Trackers direct solar panels or modules toward the sun. Nuclear fusion in the active core of the sun produce and inner temperature of 10 7 k and an inner radiation flux of uneven spectral distribution. Niranjan bastakoti assistant professorproject coordinator july 2019. Light dependent resistors produce low resistance when light falls on them. The goal of this project is to design an automatic tracking system, which can locate position of the sun. Solar energy is very important means of expanding renewable energy resources. A solar panel is a cluster of solar cells arranged in matrix.
The result of extensive research and development, in 2001 it won the coveted euro solar award. Two light dependent resistors are arranged on the edges of the solar panel. The first moves the pv panel in little squares in spherical coordinates, finds the. Commercial solar trackers are somewhat expensive but do extend the time that a solar panel receives solar energy. Manjari sharma syed uvais rashid assistant professor b. This paper describes the matlabsimulink simulation of a sun tracking solar power system. The earth receives 16 x 1018 units of energy from the sun annually, which is 20,000 times the requirement of mankind on the earth. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr and.
Design of a solar tracking system for renewable energy. In this article we are going to make a sun tracking solar panel using arduino, in which we will use two ldrs light dependent resistor to sense the light and a servo motor to automatically rotate the solar panel in the direction of the sun light. My project will include the design and construction of a microcontrollerbased solar panel tracking system. Design and construction of an automatic solar tracking system. Design and development of a sun tracking mechanism using the direct sma actuation jeya ganesh n, maniprakash.
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