Arduino mega is used to control the rotation of solar tracking system that has dual axis and save the data inside it. The proposed sun tracking system is a mechatronics system. C o st c niderat the cost is a very important factor in the system design process. Specially, there are the advantages of the centralized control through the plc. Types of tracking systems tracking systems are classified by the mode of their motion. Comparison of solar trackers and application of a sensor. Light dependent resistors produce low resistance when light falls on them. Comparison of solar trackers and application of a sensor less dual axis solar tracker 558 implementations are ttdat tiptilt dual axis trackers and aadat azimuthaltitude dual axis trackers. The surface can be rotated around each axis tilted to achieve an appropriate angle with respect to the incident solar beam. Intelligent solar tracker system implemented on 8051. Sun tracking solar panel project using microcontroller.
Single axis solar tracking system with only resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, leds, ldrs, op. Dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr. Design and fabrication of single axis solar tracking system proceedings of 15 th irf international conference, chennai, india, 19 october. Automatic solar tracking using ldr and stepper motor based on. The problem above can be solved by our system by tracking the solar energy. A study on the effects of solar tracking systems on the. I found the solar tracker using 555 timer and it also describe how it work. University of glamorgan faculty of advance technology 20112012 presented by syed h raza 08011605 project supervisor ben mehenni 1 implementation of solar tracker system group project project statement to design and implement an automated, doubleaxis solartracking mechanism using embedded system design in order to optimize the. Mar 25, 2016 conclusion the invention of solar tracking system helps us improve the performance of pv solar system in a simple way used relative method of sunlight strength. Ldr or light dependent resistor has been chosen as the sensor because ldr is commonly used in sun tracking system. Mk2s idea is to use some light tunnels to shadow the sensors.
Development of microcontrollerbased solar tracking system. It also includes a proposed plan of simple dual axis tracking device which is based on servo motors which are in turn interfaced using arduino microcontroller kit. Design of a tracking system in this study, a microcontroller at89c52 based automatic solar tracking system is implemented. We have designed single axis solar tracking system. Solar tracking system full circuit diagram available. This comparator will compare the data and rotate a geared motor to right direction. Tracking of sun for solar panels and real time monitoring. These provide the signal to motor driver ic2 to move the. Tracking of sun for solar panels and real time monitoring using labview. When shadowed, the sensor forces to tracker to move. If both ldrs see the same amount of light, their resistance is equal. However, to calculate the net energy gain of the tracking system, energy consumption of the rotating motor should be considered.
Make your own high efficient dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr. Mar 06, 20 energy gain is the most important factor in evaluating a tracking system. See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at. The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. Jan 23, 2010 i found the solar tracker using 555 timer and it also describe how it work. Solar tracking system is the project that used pic16f877a microcontroller as a brain to control the whole system. The movement of the sun is detected using two ldrs which are arranged on the solar panel in such a way that the intensity of light falling on it varies as the direction of sun changes. Abstract this paper shows the potential benefits of simple tracking of solar system using a dc motor and light sensor. In this work, two axis solar tracking system has been designed and realized by using ldr sensors. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr. The junction of the ldrs would be at input voltage divided by two ie. We are implementing one application program using embedded c. Four ldrs used to detect the position of the sun in the sky so.
Dual axis solar tracker using arduino for maximum power tracking ms. The main component of this tracker is at89s52 microcontroller which. The ldr light dependent resistor had been used to sense the intensity. Development of dualaxis solar tracking using arduino with. Our aim is to offer a complete linear actuator system that moves the tracking base according to the sun. Improved the utilization rate of solar energy and efficiency of photovoltaic. In this paper, an improvement in the hardware design of the existing solar energy collector system has been implemented in order to provide higher efficiency at lower cost. Automated dual axis solar tracking system using ldr sensors. A programmable logic controller is used to control the motion of a two axis sun tracking. So, the project that wants to develop here is called solar tracking system. The unit is a mobile system aimed to provide energy in remote areas or during emergency conditions.
In this article we are going to make a sun tracking solar panel using arduino, in which we will use two ldrs light dependent resistor to sense the light and a servo motor to automatically rotate the solar panel in the direction of the sun light. Ldr has the property of reducing its resistance as the light falling on it increases. India uses mainly fossil fuels to produce electricity. An efficient low cost solar tracker using microcontroller. Development of microcontrollerbased solar tracking system by using ldr sensor. Design and performance evaluation of a dualaxis solar tracking. Microcontroller based solar tracker system using ldrs and.
Solar tracking system using delta plc ijste journal. Advantage of this project is that solar panel will always follow the sun light will always face towards the sun to get charge all the time and can. Abstract solar tracking system is a power generating method from sunlight. Pdf energy crisis is the most important issue in todays world. Energy gain is the most important factor in evaluating a tracking system. This paper describes the design of a low cost, solar tracking system. By using the close loop system the tracker will be able to keep the solar panel align to the sun light irrespective to the change in the intensity of. To develop this dual axis tracking system light dependent resistor ldr is used as sensor. Two light dependent resistors are arranged on the edges of the solar panel. We have developed a solar tracking system using a combination of microcontroller, stepper motor and light dependent resistors ldr s with the primary aim of improving the power efficiency of the solar panels. Automated dual axis solar tracking system using ldr sensors written by karan salgaonkar.
The practical sun tracking system using our method was implemented and tested. Solar is a nonconventional source of energy, considering this we have developed solar panels so that we can fulfill our electricity need. This method of power generation is simple and is taken from natural resource. Pdf automatic dual axis sun tracking system using ldr sensor.
Dual axis tracker for photovoltaic panel international journal of. Scholar 2assistant professor 1,2department of electronics and communication engineering 1,2itm university, gwalior, india abstract in country like india demand of energy enhance with enhance in population so the exploit of. Introduction since this project is about creating a solar tracker, some light dependent circuit element would have to be used to determine the direction of the sun. Design of a solar tracking system using the brightest region. Design and construction of an automatic solar tracking system. Jun 08, 2017 make your own high efficient dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr. To present this efficient solar distributed generation system, a dualaxis solar tracker is designed. Solar tracker ppt electrical engineering manufactured goods. Dual axis solar tracker with online energy monitor.
All concentrated solar systems have trackers because the systems do not produce energy unless directed correctly toward the sun. Dual axis solar tracking system using 5ldr sensor inpressco. Established a model of automatic tracking system to keep vertical contact between solar panels and sunlight. For this we are using 8051 family microcontroller and two ldr for finding the light intensity and stepper motor for rotation of the solar panel. The system must be able to track the sun in order to absorb the highest amount of solar energy possible.
The solar tracker comprises comparator ic lm339, hbridge motor driver ic l293d ic2 and a few discrete components. Solar tracker ldr circuit using arduino 2nd september 2012 how i made a light sensor for a 2 axis solar tracker. The movement of the sun is detected using two ldrs which are arranged on the solar panel in such a way that the intensity of light falling. Two dual opamps are used as comparator for comparing the light intensity in two different axes. Designing a mppt solar tracking system with buck converter to charge a 12v battery. The performance of the system has been tested and compared with static solar panel. Design and analysis of a dual axis solar tracking system. Solar tracking system reshmi banerjee electrical engineering department, guru nanak institute of technology. Solar tracking for maximum and economic energy harvesting. In solar tracking system there is two major theory to track the sun either by using sensors usually ldr to get sun position or by using mathematical equations programmed inside a microcontroller. The autotracking of a 8051 microcontroller based solar tracker using a combinations of ldrs, optocouplers, stepper motor, relays, analog to digital converter, etc and manual tracking done by a sun tracking software is reported in 1.
Microprocessor based solar tracking system using stepper motor jyotirmay gadewadikar b. Solar tracking system nur khuzairy bin jamaludin this thesis. Jun 18, 20 dual axis solar tracker using ldr as a sensor 1. Solar tracker sensor mk ii 23rd august 2012 the mk1 sensor wasnt too great in my opinion, so ive decided to completely rethink the solar sensor. Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun. Apr 06, 20 here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun.
Solar tracking is the process of varying the angle of solar. Solar sensing device with a fourquadrant ldr sensor. Keywordsfour quadrant sensor, light dependent resistor ldr, automatic solar tracking system asts. The proposed system uses ic lm339 comparator as a brain to control the whole system. Conclusion the invention of solar tracking system helps us improve the performance of pv solar system in a simple way used relative method of sunlight strength. In comparison with the existing sun tracking methods using image sensors, such as the hough transform method, our method based on the brightest region in the sky image remains accurate under conditions such as a sunny day and building shelter. University of glamorgan faculty of advance technology 20112012 presented by syed h raza 08011605 project supervisor ben mehenni 1 implementation of solar tracker system group project project statement to design and implement an automated, doubleaxis solar tracking mechanism using embedded system design in order to optimize the efficiency of overall solar energy. Solar tracking system deekshith k, dhruva aravind, nagaraju h, bhaskar reddy abstract this paper deals with the efficiency of solar cell with and without tracking system. Tracking controller is used to be a programmable logic controller plc, it is a system core of the tracking system of the pv panel, at the same time, is the focus of research system. The input stage uses two operational amplifiers contained in ic1 to make a decision on the direction of light. The main aim of the project is to design one system for automated solar tracking system. Automatic tracking system tracks the sun such that the panel is aligned normal to sun at all instants of a day. Pdf microcontroller based solar tracker system using. Introduction the world population is increasing day by day.
The energy gain means how much the tracking system increases the energy generated compared with a fixed system. Automatic dual axis sun tracking system using ldr sensor. Making a light sensor for a solar tracker using ldrs. Design of a solar tracking system for renewable energy. Design and analysis of a dual axis solar tracking system using labview mohit sharma1 chandra shekhar gautam2 1p. Convert the energy stored in the battery to 120 vac, 60hz. Solar panel tracking system microtronics technologies. In this project we designed one circuit which consists of ldrslight dependent resistor and give information regarding the sun direction based. Ok this is going to be my new home for my solar tracker made with the circuit from greenwatts lm339 after some deliberation i have decided to build my circuit on a bread board first and the move on to a pcb cut on my cnc router first question i have in this circuit diagram we have the. The block diagram below shows system architecture it consist of a ldr sensor senses max solar power which is being given to the microcontroller through the adc which digitizes the ldr output.
Lightdependent resistor ldr, as shown in the figure. Maximum energy harvesting is not achieved with photovoltaic cells installed in fixed panel throughout a day. Lightdependent resistors ldr1 through ldr4 are used as sensors to detect the panels position relative to the sun. The solar panel tracker is designed to follow the sun movement so that maximum light intensity hits on the solar panel, thus increasing the power efficiency. Dual axis solar tracker with online energy monitor hackaday. This needs only maximum sunlight to generate power. The solar tracker system is used in a various systems to improve of harnessing of solar radiation. Automatic solar tracking using microcontroller connected.
The ldr light dependant resistor had been used to sense the intensity of light at 30 degree each or 180 degree total and sent the data to the. The system must be able to convert the energy that is. We can define three axes for a moving surface which represents a receiver. Solar tracking system mini project pdf downloads in this paper is described the design and construction of a microcontroller based solar panel tracking system. V sundara siva kumaret al automatic dual axis sun tracking system using ld r sensor 3217 international journal of current engi neering and technology, vol. Our goal in this project is to catch the sunlight and increase the output of the solar panel. Design and implementation of a sun tracker with a dualaxis single. Oct 02, 2017 in this project we designed one circuit which consists of ldr slight dependent resistor and give information regarding the sun direction based on which the motor which is attached to the solar. The ldr light dependent resistor had been used to sense the intensity of light and sent the data to the comparator. The resistance of ldr decreases with increasing light intensity 5.
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