Laboratory-Scale Single Axis Solar Tracking System: Design and Implementation

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Soon Chan Roong ◽  
Shin-Horng Chong
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Angle Of Rotation

This paper presents the design and development of a laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system. The chronological method was implemented into the system because it has high accuracy and can save more energy as compared to other types of solar tracking system. The laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system can be used to identify the suitable and safe workspace for the installation of the actual solar tracking system plant. Besides, the validity of the laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system was examined experimentally. The angle of rotation, per hour is preferable to be implemented into the designed laboratory-scale single axis sun tracking system due to the high performance ratio which is 0.83 and can save the energy up  to 25% during sunny days.

scholarly journals A Prototype solar tracking system design and implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Abbas F. Nori ◽  
◽  
Faisel G. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Optical Detector ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Fixed System ◽  
Better Than

In this work comparison between the results of the first systems is a fixed solar and the second is the sun tracking in an attempt to increase the proportion of electricity production. Here a microcontroller (Arduino) and the light-dependent resistor (LDR) photo detector is used in this tracker. And then compare the results in different weather conditions and on different days to test the efficiency of the two systems. The efficiency of the tracking system is better than the fixed system by 12.3% on a sunny day and 4.9% on a partly cloudy day. However, it failed by 3.3% on a cloudy day. With a sunny day preference in the tracking system at 6.9% of partially cloudy days, and 12.1% with partially cloudy to a cloudy day. And verified from The efficiency of the work of the microcontroller (Arduino) system and the optical detector (LDR).

scholarly journals Development of an Advanced Solar Tracking Energy System

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Samuel Davies ◽  
Sivagunalan Sivanathan ◽  
Ewen Constant ◽  
Kary Thanapalan
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Advanced Control ◽  
Stability Issues

AbstractThis paper describes the design of an advanced solar tracking system development that can be deployed for a range of applications. The work focused on the design and implementation of an advanced solar tracking system that follow the trajectory of the sun’s path to maximise the power capacity generated by the solar panel. The design concept focussed on reliability, cost effectiveness, and scalability. System performance is of course a key issue and is at the heart of influencing the hardware, software and mechanical design. The result ensured a better system performance achieved. Stability issues were also addressed, in relation to optimisation and reliability. The paper details the physical tracker device developed as a prototype, as well as the proposed advanced control system for optimising the tracking.

Design of an Embedded Solar Tracking System Based on GPS and Astronomical Equations

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fawzi M. Al-Naima ◽  
Ramzy S. Ali ◽  
Ahmed J. Abid
Keyword(s):  
Tracking System ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Declination Angle ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Equation Of Time

This article presents the design of a reliable, accurate, and easy to install solar dual axis tracking system. The system utilizes the GPS for fixing the time, date and location in terms of longitude and latitude. Approximations having high accuracy of the astronomical equations to represent the declination angle and the equation of time are selected to determine the sun locations needed by the designed tracking system in any chosen location on earth. The proposed system is standalone, accurate, durable, reliable, and cost efficient. Annual energy assessments of the system are also given.

scholarly journals Design and Implementation of a Parabolic Cylinder Collector with Solar Tracking to obtain hot water

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 02003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson E. Sánchez ◽  
Mario P. Jiménez ◽  
Carlos A. Mantilla ◽  
José M. Toro ◽  
Miguel A. Villa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Parabolic Cylinder ◽  
Charging System ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Deflection Analysis ◽  
Solar Tracker

This investigation describes the design and implementation of a parabolic trough solar collector (PCC) with solar tracking to obtain hot water. The solar radiation available at the installation site is analyzed, followed by the design and construction of the mechanical system, making a series of calculations for the dimensioning of the reflective base, and a stress and deflection analysis of the structure is performed to verify the feasibility of the design in the ANSYS software. An analysis of the solar tracking system is performed, which is dimensioned from the PCC structure to determine the type of solar tracker to implement; The charging system, consisting of a solar panel and a battery, is dimensioned for the power supply of the tracking system; as a last point, for the heating system is determined the amount of water that is able to heat the system from the energy analysis at the installation site, the heating system is based on placing a Heat Pipe, in the focus of the parabola to receive the solar rays reflected by the collector and heat exchange to the water from a thermowell where the heat pipe condenser enters, finally tests are carried out in the PCC implemented obtaining a global efficiency of 16.37%.

A Solar Automatic Tracking System Design Based on FPGA

2012 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
Jun Feng Zhu ◽  
Yue Wen Liu ◽  
Wen Bing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
System Design ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Automatic Tracking ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Tracking Devices

In order to improve the solar energy utilization, in the respect of technology, we should perfect solar tracking devices, realization of the sunlight is always vertical to the solar panels. This paper is to design a kind of solar automatic tracking system. Design adopts the traditional photoelectric tracking method, with the FPGA as the core, and by using the methods of scheduled monitoring, achieve precise control of stepping motor, thereby promoting the solar panels rotate remains vertical to the sun, which can effectively improve the efficiency of solar power systems.

Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Mini Heliostat Solar Tracking System in West Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-204
Author(s):  
Marie Pascaline Sarr ◽  
Ababacar Thiam ◽  
Biram Dieng ◽  
El Hadji Ibrahima Cisse
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking

scholarly journals Design and implementation of an automatically aligned solar tracking system

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2055
Author(s):  
Anees Abu Sneineh ◽  
Wael A. Salah
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Photo Sensor ◽  
Wide Availability ◽  
Solar Tracker

This paper presents the design and implementation of a closed-loop solar tracker system. The demand for clean energy sources has increased along with the rising demand for electrical energy and the increasing amount of environment pollution triggered by fuel consumption. Among these sources, solar energy is considered the most feasible given its wide availability and easy operation in different environments. The main purpose of this study is to maximize the generated photovoltaic power and reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by designing an efficient and low-cost solar tracking system. An aligned closed-loop solar tracker is designed and constructed to achieve the best accuracy. The proposed system shows more freedom in its movement to overcome the problems associated with the tilt of the frame-holder. A PIC microcontroller based on the Flowcode programming language is used, the position feedback is detected by using a photo-sensor, and the H-Bridge driver is used to control two DC motors. According to the experimental results, the proposed system shows significant improvements in efficiency compared with stationary solar tracking systems.

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