NDLI: Performance analysis of dual-axis solar tracking system

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Author	Othman, N. Manan, M.I.A. Othman, Z. Al Junid, S.A.M.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. MARA (UiTM), Permatang Pauh, Malaysia (Othman, N.) \|\| Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia (Manan, M.I.A.; Othman, Z.; Al Junid, S.A.M.)
Abstract	This paper presents the performance analysis of dualaxis solar tracking system using Arduino. The ultimate objective of this project is to investigate whether static solar panel is better than solar tracker, or the opposite. This project is divided into two stages namely, hardware and software development. In hardware development, five light dependent resistors (LDR) were utilized to capture the maximum light source from the sun. Two servo motors also were employed to move the solar panel to maximum light source location sensed by the LDRs. As for the software part, the code was constructed by using C programming language and was targeted to the Arduino UNO controller. The performance of the solar tracker was analyzed and compared with the static solar panel and the result showed that the solar tracker is better than the static solar panel in terms of voltage, current and power. Therefore, the solar tracker is proven more effective for capturing the maximum sunlight source for solar harvesting applications.
Starting Page	370
Ending Page	375
File Size	2704207
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479915088
DOI	10.1109/ICCSCE.2013.6719992
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-11-29
Publisher Place	Malaysia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Solar Tracker Light Dependant Resistor Voltage measurement Tracking Dual-axis DC motors Software Sun Servomotors Arduino Power generation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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