scholarly journals Development of A Single-Axis Solar Tracker in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fei Lu Siaw ◽  
◽  
Tzer Hwai Gilbert Thio ◽  
Suhail Hassan Elyas ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Photovoltaic Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Systems ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Tracking Method ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Arduino Uno

The performance of solar photovoltaic systems can be improved if solar modules are kept perpendicular to the direction of solar radiation. Therefore, an accurate solar tracker system is important to continuously orientate solar modules to be always perpendicular to the solar radiation throughout the day. This paper presents the development and testing of a selfadjusting single-axis solar tracking system using two photovoltaic cells as photosensors. A prototype of the single-axis solar tracking system is built and tested based on continuous tracking method to the sun’s position throughout the day. An Arduino UNO microcontroller, a servo motor, and photovoltaic cells are selected as the components of the prototype. As this is an active tracking system, the orientation of the tracker receiver surface depends on the feedback received from the photosensors. Outdoor tests were carried out under clear skies at Kota Damansara, Malaysia (3.1467512 N, 101.5740615 E). The tracking inaccuracy is less than 5% with the maximum being 4.12%.

scholarly journals Dual Axis Solar Tracker with Weather Sensor

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 3308-3311
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Control Element ◽  
Sensing Element ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Arduino Uno

This paper presents the outline and execution of simple, easy and cheaper automatic dual axis solar tracking system using Arduino UNO as the control element and light detecting sensors (LDRS) as the sensing element. This project involves advanced level of technology to capture maximum amount of energy using sun’s radiations. The main purpose is to increase the efficiency of tracking system which can rotate in all four directions continuously according to intensity of radiations and for energy conversion. In this, the voltage from panel is calculated from time to time in an interval of 1hr and this voltage is used to sense the weather conditions and display the climatic temperatures

scholarly journals DESAIN DAN IMPLEMENTASI MAXIMUM POWER SOLAR TRACKER MENGGUNAKAN PANEL PHOTOVOLTAIC DI KOTA SEMARANG

eLEKTRIKA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Harmini Harmini ◽  
Titik Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Solar Power ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Photovoltaic Panel ◽  
Matlab Program ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Online Tracking ◽  
Solar Home System ◽  
And Control

<p>The purpose of this research is to design and implementation Maximum Solar Power Tracking system using photovoltaic panel, in order to increase solar panel efficiency and power. Data collection is done for the condition in Semarang city. The result of the research is expected to be base in planning of solar power system in Semarang city, whether it is for light-ing lamp planning and for Solar Home System (SHS). This MPPT system design uses standard 180 degree servo motor to drive photovoltaic panel and control circuit using ATmega IC, while simulation using MATLAB program. Tracking is done by online tracking method by moving the photovoltaic panel to the radiation of the sun. Tracking simulation is done with step 20, 50 and 180 step. The average of voltage generated by system without tracking is 3.97 Volt while the average volt-age generated by tracking system is 4.72 Volt. Efficiency between system without tracking and tracking system is 66.28% for tracking system and 78.78% for tracking system.</p><p>Keywords: MPPT,Solar Photovoltaic, Tracking.</p>

scholarly journals DESAIN DAN IMPLEMENTASI MAXIMUM POWER SOLAR TRACKER MENGGUNAKAN PANEL PHOTOVOLTAIC DI KOTA SEMARANG

eLEKTRIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Harmini Harmini ◽  
Titik Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Solar Power ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Photovoltaic Panel ◽  
Matlab Program ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Online Tracking ◽  
Solar Home System ◽  
And Control

<p>The purpose of this research is to design and implementation Maximum Solar Power Tracking system using photovoltaic panel, in order to increase solar panel efficiency and power. Data collection is done for the condition in Semarang city. The result of the research is expected to be base in planning of solar power system in Semarang city, whether it is for light-ing lamp planning and for Solar Home System (SHS). This MPPT system design uses standard 180 degree servo motor to drive photovoltaic panel and control circuit using ATmega IC, while simulation using MATLAB program. Tracking is done by online tracking method by moving the photovoltaic panel to the radiation of the sun. Tracking simulation is done with step 20, 50 and 180 step. The average of voltage generated by system without tracking is 3.97 Volt while the average volt-age generated by tracking system is 4.72 Volt. Efficiency between system without tracking and tracking system is 66.28% for tracking system and 78.78% for tracking system. </p><p> Keywords: MPPT,Solar Photovoltaic, Tracking</p>

scholarly journals Desenvolvimento de um Protótipo Automatizado de Detecção e Focalização de Raios Solares com Hardware Livre

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando Soares de Santana Filho ◽  
Carlos Henrique Mota Martins ◽  
Thiago Henrique Felix C. Ribeiro Conceição ◽  
Alex Vinicius dos Reis Freitas Silva ◽  
Adriano Honorato Braga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Open Hardware ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
And Performance

Solar energy is a renewable and inexhaustible source, besidescausing damage to nature, being clean and sustainable.Transform the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sunelectrical energy are used solar panels. In order to improveefficiency and performance of this capture, a low-cost wasbuilt, a single-axis solar tracking system for photovoltaicpanels. The solution uses the automation Arduino UNO R3,open hardware, two photosensitive sensors LDR GL-5528, inaddition to a servo motor capable of moving the surface of aphotovoltaic plate according to the detection of the highestincidence of light. The circuit and its components wereprogrammed using the Arduino IDE software, version 1.8.11.As a result, it was possible to follow the movement of thesun, differing from a static panel, thus ensuring greater sunshineon the solar plate, as a result of this traceablecontrol prototype.

scholarly journals Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Potential of Chromolena Odorata Leaves as affected by Soxhlet and Maceration Extraction

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Farahida Mohd Shamsuddin Tan ◽  
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Muhammad Heidzer Zainal Abidin ◽  
Lukman Iqbal Hussein ◽  
Mohd Hezri Mokhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tracking System ◽  
Phytochemical Analysis ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Tracking Motion ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
Antibacterial Potential

The project is to design an active solar tracking system which able to track the sunlight with the aid of light dependent resistor (LDR) as input sensor to read the intensity of sunlight. The solar tracking system uses platform as a base and it is moved by a servo motor as the platform needs to be moved towards the sunlight to get the optimum light. The solar tracking system is programmed by using microcontroller Arduino Uno as a main controller. After the setup of the hardware and program, the tracking motion of the tracking system has been implemented to track the sun based on sunlight direction. In this work, it is designed that the motion of the tracking system is depends on the value read by LDR. As a conclusion, the solar tracking system can increase the solar panels efficiency by keeping the solar panels perpendicular with sun’s position.

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 Perancangan dan Realisasi Solar Tracking System Untuk Peningkatan Efisiensi Panel Surya Menggunakan Arduino Uno

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
Kodrat Wirawan Fauzi ◽  
Teguh Arfianto ◽  
Nandang Taryana
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Voltage Regulator ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Arduino Uno

Pada saat ini panel surya sudah banyak digunakan di wilayah Indonesia, telah banyak dimanfaatkan untuk menghasilkan energi listrik, yaitu dengan menggunakan panel surya yang dapat mengubah energi matahari menjadi energi listrik. Dalam hal ini kebanyakan solar cell yang terpasang kebanyakan bersifat statis atau diam, mengakibatkan penyerapan energi matahari oleh solar cell kurang optimal. Untuk mendapatkan energi matahari yang maksimal, maka posisi panel surya tersebut harus selalu tegak lurus terhadap arah datangnya sinar matahari. Pada penelitian ini telah dirancang sistem mekanis yang dapat menggerakkan posisi panel surya agar selalu mengikuti arah pergerakan matahari yang diberi nama solar tracking system. Solar tracking system yang dibuat merupakan prototype, solar tracker ini berfungsi untuk mengoptimalkan penerimaan energi matahari oleh solar cell. Sistem ini bekerja dengan adanya 2 buah sensor peka cahaya (LDR) yang membaca pergerakan matahari ditempatkan di beberapa sudut pada panel surya, lalu output LDR terhubung pada pin analog arduino, arduino akan mengolah data dari sensor LDR sehingga motor akan menggerakan solar cell ke kiri atau ke kanan sesuai perintah. Ada beberapa komponen yang digunakan pada perancangan solar tracking system ini yaitu acccu, solar charge controller, voltage regulator dan sebuah LCD. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan menggunakan metoda solar tracking system, maka total jumlah energi yang dihasilkan lebih besar dibandingkan panel surya statis.

scholarly journals Perancangan dan Realisasi Solar Tracking System Untuk Peningkatan Efisiensi Panel Surya Menggunakan Arduino Uno

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Kodrat Wirawan Fauzi ◽  
Teguh Arfianto ◽  
Nandang Taryana
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Voltage Regulator ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Arduino Uno

Pada saat ini panel surya sudah banyak digunakan di wilayah Indonesia, telah banyak dimanfaatkan untuk menghasilkan energi listrik, yaitu dengan menggunakan panel surya yang dapat mengubah energi matahari menjadi energi listrik. Dalam hal ini kebanyakan solar cell yang terpasang kebanyakan bersifat statis atau diam, mengakibatkan penyerapan energi matahari oleh solar cell kurang optimal. Untuk mendapatkan energi matahari yang maksimal, maka posisi panel surya tersebut harus selalu tegak lurus terhadap arah datangnya sinar matahari. Pada penelitian ini telah dirancang sistem mekanis yang dapat menggerakkan posisi panel surya agar selalu mengikuti arah pergerakan matahari yang diberi nama solar tracking system. Solar tracking system yang dibuat merupakan prototype, solar tracker ini berfungsi untuk mengoptimalkan penerimaan energi matahari oleh solar cell. Sistem ini bekerja dengan adanya 2 buah sensor peka cahaya (LDR) yang membaca pergerakan matahari ditempatkan di beberapa sudut pada panel surya, lalu output LDR terhubung pada pin analog arduino, arduino akan mengolah data dari sensor LDR sehingga motor akan menggerakan solar cell ke kiri atau ke kanan sesuai perintah. Ada beberapa komponen yang digunakan pada perancangan solar tracking system ini yaitu acccu, solar charge controller, voltage regulator dan sebuah LCD. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan menggunakan metoda solar tracking system, maka total jumlah energi yang dihasilkan lebih besar dibandingkan panel surya statis.

scholarly journals Design and Programming of a Micro-Controller-Based Solar Tracking System

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saman Sarkawt Jaafar ◽  
Farhad Muhsin Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Tracking System ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Servo Motor ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Photo Sensor ◽  
Output Efficiency ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Photo Voltaic ◽  
Two Sides

This paper is regarding design and program an Micro-controller Arduino Uno board by using Arduino software to work as a photo-sensor(Active) single axial solar tracker system(SASTS). A solar panel, two photo-resistors (LDR) in two sides (north/south) of the photo-voltaic(PV) and a servo motor are connected to the Uno board, which is running a code that prepared by Arduino software IDE in advanced then it works as a tracking system. Here, the LDRs send the signal of presence or absence of the light to the board and based on that sent signal the Uno reflects a new signal to the servo motor to rotate and finds the light source. Lastly, the photo-sensor single axis tracker is made while Continuously, the system tries to face the panel to the sun and whilst changing the irradiance intensity it starts searching to find the angle of highest irradiance. Based on results that are extracted from the data, the tracker system significantly boosts the output efficiency of the solar panel. By using the Micro-controller Uno board, LDRs, servo motor and special designed mechanical base, the tracking system is constructed, based on acquired data the influence of the STS on the increasing the solar panel efficiency is more obvious. Significantly, the tracker system rises the efficiency of the PV .

scholarly journals Optimal design of the solar tracking system of parabolic trough concentrating collectors

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-619
Author(s):  
Li Kong ◽  
Yunpeng Zhang ◽  
Zhijian Lin ◽  
Zhongzhu Qiu ◽  
Chunying Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
The North ◽  
Tracking Mode ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
East West

Abstract The present work aimed to select the optimum solar tracking mode for parabolic trough concentrating collectors using numerical simulation. The current work involved: (1) the calculation of daily solar radiation on the Earth’s surface, (2) the comparison of annual direct solar radiation received under different tracking modes and (3) the determination of optimum tilt angle for the north-south tilt tracking mode. It was found that the order of solar radiation received in Shanghai under the available tracking modes was: dual-axis tracking &gt; north-south Earth’s axis tracking &gt; north-south tilt tracking (β = 15°) &gt; north-south tilt tracking (β = 45) &gt; north-south horizontal tracking &gt; east-west horizontal tracking. Single-axis solar tracking modes feature simple structures and low cost. This study also found that the solar radiation received under the north-south tilt tracking mode was higher than that of the north-south Earth’s axis tracking mode in 7 out of 12 months. Therefore, the north-south tilt tracking mode was studied separately to determine the corresponding optimum tilt angles in Haikou, Lhasa, Shanghai, Beijing and Hohhot, respectively, which were shown as follows: 18.81°, 27.29°, 28.67°, 36.21° and 37.97°.

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