scholarly journals Development of Solar Powered Sprinkler Robot Based on Watering Plant Using IOT Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 2107 (1) ◽  
pp. 012024
Author(s):  
Lim Xin You ◽  
Nordiana Shariffudin ◽  
Mohd Zamri Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Sprinkler System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Solar Powered

Abstract Nowadays, solar energy’s popularity is growing consistently every year, along with the growth of amazing solar technologies, which is considered to be one of the most popular. Non-renewable energy like petrol and gasoline is being replaced with solar energy, which is renewable energy. The main objective of this project is to design and simulate a robot solar system. The robot is developed using Arduino Mega 2560 as the main brain of the system. This system is equipped with a solar tracking system to track the movement of the sun and LDR is used to detect the presence of sunlight. The solar tracker is used to get the maximum efficiency of solar energy and reduce power losses. In addition, the solar tracker can rotate from 0° - 180°, which is the best angle for the solar panel to reach the sunlight. This robot will be attached to the sprinkler system to perform the watering process. This robot is developed for use in the agriculture field to reduce the manpower and cost of the watering process. Three analyses will be conducted in this project such as solar panel analysis, Wi-Fi connectivity analysis and sprinkler system analysis. The result shows the solar panel will gain the highest intensity of the sunlight at 12.00 pm and a sunny day compared to the other time and a cloudy day. The maximum range of Wi-Fi connectivity and the water pump, time used to finish the watering process and watering area will be discussed.

scholarly journals Development of Automatic Solar Tracking System for Small Solar Energy System

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.18) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Musse Mohamud Ahmed ◽  
Mohammad Kamrul Hasan ◽  
Mohammad Shafiq
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Angular Movement ◽  
Solar Tracking

The main purpose of this paper is to present a novel idea that is based on design and development of an automatic solar tracker system that tracks the Sun's energy for maximum energy output achievement. In this paper, a novel automatic solar tracking system has been developed for small-scale solar energy system. The hardware part and programming part have been concurrently developed in order for the solar tracking system to be possible for it to operate accurately. Arduino Uno R3, Sensor Shield V4 Digital Analog Module, LDR (Light Dependent Resistor), MPU-6050 6DOF 3 Axis Gyroscope has been used for tracking the angular sun movement as shown in Fig. 1. Accelerometer, High-Efficiency Solar Panel, and Tower Pro MG90S Servo Motor have been used for the hardware part. High-level programming language has been embedded in the hardware to operate the tracking system effectively. The tracking system has shown significant improvement of energy delivery to solar panel comparing to the conventional method. All the results will be shown in the full paper. There are three contributions the research presented in this paper which are, i.e. perfect tracking system, the comparison between the static and tracking system and the development of Gyroscope angular movement system which tracks the angular movement of the sun along with another tracking system.  

Design and Performance Analysis of Automatic Solar Tracking System

2015 ◽  
Vol 793 ◽  
pp. 353-357
Author(s):  
F.S. Abdullah ◽  
H.M. Nuhafiz ◽  
O. Mardianaliza ◽  
A. Yusof ◽  
Noor Anida
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Electronic Circuit ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Dc Motors ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
And Performance

Solar tracker is a device that detects the movement of the sun. Solar tracker receive maximum sun ray in order to produce the maximum power supply by the photovoltaic (PV) panels system. It also depends on the environment factor such as solar irradiation and temperature of the panels. This paper presents the development of the automatic solar tracking system, the construction of the sensor circuit, programming of the control system and also its performance analysis. This automatic solar tracking system is designed with an electronic circuit control using PIC that can trigger the dc motors when the LDR sensors detect sunlight. DC motor will move vertical and 360 ̊ horizontal to increase efficiency of sunlight to the solar panel. Solar panel for the project gets power supply from the battery. The battery will be charged using power from the solar panel.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN PENGGERAK SOLAR PANEL DUA SUMBU UNTUK MENINGKATKAN DAYA PADA SOLAR PANEL TIPE POLIKRISTAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendryanto Wendryanto ◽  
Gede Widayana ◽  
I Wayan Sutaya
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Electrical Voltage ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Is Design ◽  
Sun Light ◽  
Test Result

ABSTRAK     Prototipe ini didesain agar panel surya mampu senantiasa tegak lurus dengan matahari dengan menggunakan Arduino Nano 3.0 Atmega 328 CH340G sebagai control otomatis, serta komponen lain seperti sensor cahaya (LDR) dan motor DC. Prinsip kerja dari mikrokontroler ini dalam penggerak panel surya 2 sumbu ini yaitu output dari sensor LDR diolah oleh mikrokontroler Arduino Nano 3.0 Atmega 328 CH340G dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman. Apabila sensor LDR tidak tegak lurus terhadap matahari, maka akan memiliki nilai tahanan yang berbeda. Jika terjadi perbedaan maka mikrokontroler akan merespon dan menggerakkan motor agar medapat nilai resistansi yang sama. Dari hasil pengujian dengan membandingkan panel surya yang statis, dengan pengerak 1 sumbu dan dengan penggerak 2 sumbu, didapat bahwa panel surya yang dilengkapi dengan penggerak 2 sumbu memiliki daya serap energi matahari yang lebih optimal. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan pengukuran tegangan listrik yang dihasilkan panel surya lebih besar apabila dibandingkan dengan panel surya yang statis maupun yang dengan penggerak 1 sumbu. Dari data yang didapat, terjadi peningkatan tegangan mulai pukul 09.00 dan tegangan maksimal yang didapat terjadi pada pukul 12.00, setelah itu terjadi penurunan tegangan yang dihasilkan. Kata-kata kunci : Arduino Nano 3.0 Atmega 328ch340g, Motor DC, Penggerak Panel Surya 2 Sumbu.ABSTRACTThis prototype is design for has be able to track the position of the sun with using an Arduino Nano 3.0 Atmega 328 CH340G for automatic control, with another component as well as LDR censor, and DC motor. The principle of this microcontroller in solar tracker dual axis is output of LDR censor processed by microcontroller Arduino Nano 3.0 ATmega 328 CH340G with assembly. If the LDR cencor not perpendicular with sun light, so cencor LDR have a deiferification the value of resistance. If that happens, so microcontroller will respond and move the DC motor to get the same value of resistance. Of the test result of compare static solar energy, solar tracker with one axis, and solar tracker with dual axis, be obtained that solar tracking with dual axis have a power to exploit of the sun light is more optimally. This can be proved with measuring of electrical voltage greater than static solar energy as well solar tracker with one axis. From the obtained of data, the increase of electrical voltage start from at 09.00 am and maksimum electrical voltage can be reach from 12.00 am, after that happen decline of electrical voltage. Key Words: Arduino Nano ATmega 328 CH340G, DC Motor, Solar Tracker Dual Axis,

scholarly journals A New Design Arduino-Based Dual Axis Solar Tracking System

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Hashim Naif
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Hardware Design ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
C Programming ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Two Stages

Green and clean energy depends meanly on the Solar energy, especially at urban area. This paper presents the Arduino-based new design of dual-axis solar tracking system with high-efficiency using through the use of five-point sunlight sensors. The main objective of this research is to convert the maximum sunlight to electrical power by auto movement of the solar panel. This research is divided into two stages, first stage related to hardware design and the second related to software development. In hardware design, five light dependent resistors (LDR) have been used for tracking light direction source. Two linear actuators have been used to move the solar panel towards the maximum light intensity direction by using LDR sensors. Moreover, the software is constructed using C++ programming language and uploaded to the Arduino UNO platform. The efficiency of the designed tracking system has been examined and compared with fixed and single axis solar tracker and results shows that the new system has better efficiency than the fixed or single axis  system.

scholarly journals Design of Solar Tracking System for Capturing Maximum Amount of Solar Energy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S) ◽  
pp. 145-147
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Tracking

This paper proposes a design of solar tracking system for capturing maximum amount of solar energy by rotating the solar panel. From sun rise to sun set, the sun changes its direction several times due to which the static solar panel fails to capture maximum solar energy throughout the day. Therefore, it is required to develop a system that is capable of generating electrical energy by making use of maximum amount of solar energy. This paper discloses about the rotatable solar tracking system capable of rotating along the sun direction for tracking maximum amount of solar energy. This advanced technology not only utilize the solar energy more effectively but also improves the efficiency of whole system.

Light Dependence Resistor Used as a Sensor for a Solar Tracker

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
Yohanes Climacus Sutama ◽  
Houtman P. Siregar ◽  
Dedy Loebis
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Circuit ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Sensor Output ◽  
Mechatronic System ◽  
Light Dependence ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Panel Surface ◽  
Mechanical Movement

This research focuses on a sensor that is suitable for solar tracking. In tracking system, solar panel harvests energyoptimally if the panel surface position is perpendicular to the light direction. To constructs mechatronic system, theselection of sensor is very important. Datasheet is helpful for pre selection. Further research has been carried out todetermine the specific sensor which will be mounted into electronic circuit. Based on the experiment on selectedsensor, sensor characteristic is obtained in detail. Sensor output is processed in the microprocessor. At the end, anactuator has a task to swap desired mechanical movement which is instructed by controller. Actuator must fulfilltechnical requirements, such as load, speed, durability, price, availability and maintenance aspect. This papergives an overview to answer this problem.

scholarly journals Horizontal Single Axis Solar Tracker Using Arduino Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Amely Jumaat ◽  
Adam Afiq Azlan Tan ◽  
Mohd Noor Abdullah ◽  
Nur Hanis Radzi ◽  
Rohaiza Hamdan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Maximum Light ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Current Value

<span lang="EN-MY">This project discusses on the development of horizontal single axis solar tracker using Arduino UNO which is cheaper, less complex and can still achieved the required efficiency. For the development of horizontal single axis solar tracking system, five light dependent resistors (LDR) has been used for sunlight detection and to capture the maximum light intensity. A servo motor is used to rotate the solar panel to the maximum light source sensing by the light dependent resistor (LDR) in order to increase the efficiency of the solar panel and generate the maximum energy. The efficiency of the system has been tested and compared with the static solar panel on several time intervals. A small prototype of horizontal single axis solar tracking system will be constructed to implement the design methodology presented here. As a result of solar tracking system, solar panel will generate more power, voltage, current value and higher efficiency. </span>

scholarly journals A comparative analysis of the tracking angles and fixed angle systems during sunny and cloudy days under Iraqi conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talib Sabah Hussein ◽  
Kadhim Nasir Fadhil ◽  
Zaid H. Al-Tameemi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Fixed Angle ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Higher Power

<p>This paper describes design tow systems tracking angles and fixed angle solar panel to improve the performance of solar energy, during the sunny and cloudy days. Depending on the development of the solar tracking system and amount of solar energy captured by the solar panel per day actually, the project is designed with AT 89552 MC depending upon the light falls on (LDR), data will be reading by AT 89552 MC. and changing the direction of a motor in this direction the solar panel will be moving to capture the maximum of solar energy. The tracking angle solar panel has been efficient than a fixed angle. The results show that the tracking angle solar panel has been more efficient than a fixed angle in sunny and cloudy days in morning and afternoon. The tracking angles system generating higher power than the fixed angle system in a morning. The maximum power occurred during the tracking angles system and fixed angle system in the morning, due to drop efficiency of the panels they get heated during the afternoon.</p>

scholarly journals Research on Solar Power Generation Control System Based on 360 Degree Rotate Double-Motor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Wang ◽  
Xuezeng Jia
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Energy Monitoring ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Fixed Structure

Aiming at the problems of low utilization rate of solar energy and poor anti-interference ability of tracking structure solar energy control system in fixed structure solar energy device, this paper designs a dual axis high-precision solar tracking system based on four quadrant rule. The system adopts two ways: automatic tracking and manual correction. The system uses four photoresistors as detection elements, uses the four quadrant principle to judge the tracking offset angle, and drives two-dimensional two axis stepper motor through STC89C52 processor to achieve the purpose of vertical angle, so as to ensure that the solar panel is always in the state of maximum light receiving surface; When the system is disturbed, it can be judged according to the change of the photosensitive resistance in the energy monitoring system, and the artificial correction can be realized by modulating the size of the divider resistance, which can basically achieve 360° Automatic rotation tracking. In addition, the energy monitoring system based on LabView is designed. Through the real system analysis, it can be concluded that the photoelectric energy conversion rate of the fixed solar device is increased by 32.4%.

scholarly journals Output energy maximization of a single axis photovoltaic solar tracking system: experimental verification

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1655
Author(s):  
Shin-Horng Chong ◽  
N. N. Chandren ◽  
C. R. Allan Soon
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Output Energy ◽  
Solar Array ◽  
Sulphur Hexafluoride ◽  
Greenhouse Gasses ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
In Series ◽  
Energy Maximization

Major depletion of fossil fuel and the increase of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide, chloroflurocarbons (CFCs), hydroflurocarbon (HFCs), perflurocarbons (PFCs) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) worldwide are the catalyst for the interest of many counties towards renewable energy. The rising cost of electricity due to higher demand and less resource also led to the renewable energy venture. One of the most famous renewable energy is solar energy. Unfortunately, renewable energies are dependent on environment conditions, too. One of the major problems that affect the output energy of the solar panel is the cloud shadowing problem. Photovoltaic solar and wind hybrid system is capable to reduce the effects of the cloud shadowing by harvesting two different energy resources. However, the availability of wind energy harvesting has shown its instability performance. In this work, the photovoltaic solar array of the laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system to maximize the output energy of the solar panel is examined experimentally. The solar array is connected in series and parallel configurations, and is experimented under different partical-shadowed conditions. The experimentation is done to develop a solar array that has a minimum effect towards this type of occurances. Experimental results proved that the parallel configured solar panel has showed less influence by the cloud shadowing as compared to the single one.

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