Dual axes solar tracker
Photovoltaic (PV) is one of the most important sources of renewable energy in the world. Its current efficiency could be increased up to 60% by using dual axes solar tracker, which maximise PV exposure to sun. The most important component in dual axes solar tracker is sensing location of the sun. Fo...
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| author | Ibrahim, Ahmad Imran Abdul Rahman, Farah Diyana Rohaizat, Muazzin |
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| description | Photovoltaic (PV) is one of the most important sources of renewable energy in the world. Its current efficiency could be increased up to 60% by using dual axes solar tracker, which maximise PV exposure to sun. The most important component in dual axes solar tracker is sensing location of the sun. Four light dependent resistors (LDR) are used as the sensors, connected to potentiometers to increase their accuracy. Arduino UNO is used as the controller to control two stepper motors. Two experiments have been carried out, where the tolerance of the LDR has been found to be 0.05V and the calibration of the four LDRs to have the error of 0.03V. Both experiments proved the capability of LDR for dual axes solar tracker and potentiometer to increase their accuracy. |
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| spelling | iium-623292018-07-30T00:47:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62329/ Dual axes solar tracker Ibrahim, Ahmad Imran Abdul Rahman, Farah Diyana Rohaizat, Muazzin TJ807 Renewable energy sources TK1001 Production of electric energy. Powerplants Photovoltaic (PV) is one of the most important sources of renewable energy in the world. Its current efficiency could be increased up to 60% by using dual axes solar tracker, which maximise PV exposure to sun. The most important component in dual axes solar tracker is sensing location of the sun. Four light dependent resistors (LDR) are used as the sensors, connected to potentiometers to increase their accuracy. Arduino UNO is used as the controller to control two stepper motors. Two experiments have been carried out, where the tolerance of the LDR has been found to be 0.05V and the calibration of the four LDRs to have the error of 0.03V. Both experiments proved the capability of LDR for dual axes solar tracker and potentiometer to increase their accuracy. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2018-06-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62329/1/62329_Dual%20axes%20solar%20tracker.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62329/2/62329_Dual%20axes%20solar%20tracker_SCOPUS.pdf Ibrahim, Ahmad Imran and Abdul Rahman, Farah Diyana and Rohaizat, Muazzin (2018) Dual axes solar tracker. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 8 (1). pp. 1887-1892. ISSN 2088-8708 https://www.iaescore.com/journals/index.php/IJECE/article/view/11799/8731 10.11591/ijece.v8i3.pp1887-1892 |
| spellingShingle | TJ807 Renewable energy sources TK1001 Production of electric energy. Powerplants Ibrahim, Ahmad Imran Abdul Rahman, Farah Diyana Rohaizat, Muazzin Dual axes solar tracker |
| title | Dual axes solar tracker |
| title_full | Dual axes solar tracker |
| title_fullStr | Dual axes solar tracker |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual axes solar tracker |
| title_short | Dual axes solar tracker |
| title_sort | dual axes solar tracker |
| topic | TJ807 Renewable energy sources TK1001 Production of electric energy. Powerplants |
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