scholarly journals Improving Product Quality through Functional Analysis Approach: Case of Dual Axis Solar Tracker

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Karabo Mpodi ◽  
Zeundjua Tjiparuro ◽  
Oduetse Matsebe
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker

Product quality determines how well a product meets the customer’s requirements. One way of measuring and ensuring that the product’s quality is achieved is through incorporating the functional analysis approach in the design process of the product, especially at early stage of lifecycle. A case study involving the design of a dual axis solar tracking system is used to illustrate the approach. In the study, the designed solar tracking concept was compared to existing mechanisms. The designed concept was found to be, generally, less complex than existing models.

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 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 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%.

scholarly journals Optimized Single-Axis Schedule Solar Tracker in Different Weather Conditions

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5226
Author(s):  
Nurzhigit Kuttybay ◽  
Ahmet Saymbetov ◽  
Saad Mekhilef ◽  
Madiyar Nurgaliyev ◽  
Didar Tukymbekov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Angle ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Rainy Weather ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
One Year

Improving the efficiency of solar panels is the main task of solar energy generation. One of the methods is a solar tracking system. One of the most important parameters of tracking systems is a precise orientation to the Sun. In this paper, the performance of single-axis solar trackers based on schedule and light dependent resistor (LDR) photosensors, as well as a stationary photovoltaic installation in various weather conditions, were compared. A comparative analysis of the operation of a manufactured schedule solar tracker and an LDR solar tracker in different weather conditions was performed; in addition, a simple method for determining the rotation angle of a solar tracker based on the encoder was proposed. Finally, the performance of the manufactured solar trackers was calculated, taking into account various weather conditions for one year. The proposed single-axis solar tracker based on schedule showed better results in cloudy and rainy weather conditions. The obtained results can be used for designing solar trackers in areas with a variable climate.

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.

Seven-Point Solar Tracking Control for a Fiber-Optic Daylighting System

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahate Ahmed ◽  
Yeongmin Kim ◽  
Zeeshan ◽  
Muhammad Uzair Mehmood ◽  
Hyun Joo Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tracking Control ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Fresnel Lens ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Stepper Motors ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Optical Fiber Cable ◽  
Cloud Effect

Abstract A strategy for precise solar tracking has been developed using feedback signals from seven photosensors in conjunction with the operation of an active daylighting system. The tracking system was composed of a microcontroller, two stepper motors, photosensors, a grooves-in Fresnel lens concentrator, and a glass optical fiber cable. A robust control was implemented using cadmium sulfide (CdS) sensors to track the sun’s path precisely from sunrise to sunset. To avoid the cloud effect, two separate sensors were installed apart from the main tracking sensors. The control system was allowed to track the sun’s position if clouds covered the sky continuously for less than approximately 70 min. To analyze the performance of the solar tracker for daylighting applications, a series of experiments were performed in different weather conditions where the accuracy and effectiveness of the present solar tracking control were confirmed.

Design and Implementation of Hybrid Automatic Solar-Tracking System

2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Mohammad ◽  
Tarequl Karim
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Software Implementations ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Added Benefit ◽  
Solar Conversion ◽  
Solar Position

A solar tracker is a system for orienting solar photovoltaic modules and solar thermal collectors toward the sun. This paper presents a microcontroller based energy efficient hybrid automatic solar-tracking system with a view to assess the improvement in solar conversion efficiency. The two-axis solar-tracking system is constructed with both hardware and software implementations. The proposed tracking system uses a new solar position sensor with adaptive features. A comparative analysis was performed using four systems, i.e., hybrid tracking, dual-axis, single-axis, and stationary module. The results showed that the use of the dual-axis tracking system produced 18% gain of power output, compared with a single-axis tracking system. The gain of output power with the hybrid tracking system was much higher (54%) when compared with a stationary system inclined at 23.5 deg to the horizontal. Considering the state of the art of the technology, successful strategy, robust control philosophy, and the potential added benefit of this research work can be employed on a large scale in sustainable manner.

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 and performance evaluation of a solar tracking panel of single axis in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 2889
Author(s):  
Hernando González-Acevedo ◽  
Yecid Muñoz-Maldonado ◽  
Adalberto Ospino-Castro ◽  
Julian Serrano ◽  
Anthony Atencio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Electric Power ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
And Performance

This paper presents the mechanical design of a single axis solar tracking system, as well as the electronic design of a system that to record in real time the electric power delivered by the solar tracker and to evaluate its performance. The interface was developed in Labview and it compares the power supplied by the tracker with the power supplied by static solar panel of the same characteristics. The performance is initially simulated using Pv-Syst software, and later validated with the data obtained by the interface. As a result, the use of the solar tracker increases the power delivered by a minimum of 19%, and it can go as high as 47.84%, with an average in increase in power of 19.5% in the monthly energy production. This experimental result was compared with the simulation by Pv-Syst software and shows a difference of only 2.5%, thus validating the reliability of the simulation. This behavior pattern coincides with previous studies carried out for equatorial latitudes.

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.

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