Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker
This paper discusses on the generated power and the power consumption of an open-loop time and date based sun positioning solar collector system under three weather conditions; sunny and clear day, cloudy day and heavy overcast and rainy day under Malaysian tropical climate at location E100°11’, N6°...
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| author | Ahmad, Salsabila Shafie, Suhaidi Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin |
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| description | This paper discusses on the generated power and the power consumption of an open-loop time and date based sun positioning solar collector system under three weather conditions; sunny and clear day, cloudy day and heavy overcast and rainy day under Malaysian tropical climate at location E100°11’, N6°26’, The two-axes tracking system used a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to maneuver a photovoltaic solar module based on 10° altitude angle tracking and 1° azimuth angle tracking. The daily percentage of power consumed during a clear and sunny day from the tracking motors and controller is 0.05% and 5.84%, respectively. Overall, the system consumed 5.89% of the total generated power. |
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| spelling | upm-286852015-12-01T02:30:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28685/ Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker Ahmad, Salsabila Shafie, Suhaidi Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin This paper discusses on the generated power and the power consumption of an open-loop time and date based sun positioning solar collector system under three weather conditions; sunny and clear day, cloudy day and heavy overcast and rainy day under Malaysian tropical climate at location E100°11’, N6°26’, The two-axes tracking system used a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to maneuver a photovoltaic solar module based on 10° altitude angle tracking and 1° azimuth angle tracking. The daily percentage of power consumed during a clear and sunny day from the tracking motors and controller is 0.05% and 5.84%, respectively. Overall, the system consumed 5.89% of the total generated power. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28685/1/Power%20feasibility%20of%20a%20low%20power%20consumption%20solar%20tracker.pdf Ahmad, Salsabila and Shafie, Suhaidi and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin (2013) Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 17. pp. 494-502. ISSN 1878-0296 10.1016/j.proenv.2013.02.064 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Salsabila Shafie, Suhaidi Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title | Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title_full | Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title_fullStr | Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title_full_unstemmed | Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title_short | Power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| title_sort | power feasibility of a low power consumption solar tracker |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28685/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28685/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28685/1/Power%20feasibility%20of%20a%20low%20power%20consumption%20solar%20tracker.pdf |