The aim of automatic solar tracker is to design the system, which will automatically track the suns position and accordingly change the direction of the solar panel to get the maximum output from the solar cell. This design is covered for a single axis and is designed for residential use. The report embodies results of original work, and studies are carried out by the student himself and the contents of. The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. Dual axis solar trackers uses the motor to move the solar panel in all four directions north. And at step 10 there is a link to the complete project report and presentation. In the setup of the hardware for the greater utilization of this project, the ldrs. Arduino solar tracker latest free electronics projects. Dual axis solar tracker project is to provide an efficient solar distributed generation system. In order to maximize energy generation from sun, it is necessary to introduce solar tracking systems into solar power systems. Conclusions an arduino solar tracker was designed and constructed in the current work. Project details i have made a project dual axis solar tracker using arduino to align the solar panel towards the higher density of sun light. Two ldrs light dependent resistor are also connected to analog pins of the arduino. Now this will give feedback to the microcontroller using the arduino softwareide.
A dual tracker moves the collector continuously during daylight hours to meet this condition, thus maximizing the solar energy harvested. In this solar tracker project we will design a simplest single axis solar tracker and its concept can be expanded to make a full fledged dual axis solar tracker. Further mechanical enhancement can be done to the prototype, to implement dual axis tracking. Consists array of solar panels, an inverter, and sometimes a battery and or solar tracker and interconnection wiring. Block diagram of system this paper proposes the use of dualaxis solar tracker. In general, the singleaxis tracker with one degree of freedom follows the suns movement from the east to west during a day while a dualaxis tracker also follows the elevation angle. The arduino is extremely common for diy projects as well as quite inexpensive to buy. Pdf design and development of a dual axis solar tracker walid. The project is based on the dual axis solar tracker project from opensourceclassroom. I have a class project where me and my partner are building a dual axis solar tracker with the following materials. The project is designed and implemented using simple dual axis solar tracker system. It is a demanding project for elementary school students and it took us many meetings to accomplish. Usually the servo has a yellow wire that is used to control the rotation and it must be connected on pin 9 on the board.
Pdf dual axis light solar tracker using arduino uno and. Nrelsr52042769 reliability, durability, performance. Solar tracking system full circuit diagram available. This senior project aims to determine a if using a controlled photontracking system does produce greater voltage output than a fixed panel and b. Compared to a single axis tracker, the dualaxis tracker has an annual energy. The entire project takes about an hour to build and youll need a computer to upload the code as well as a screw driver to build the tracker. Knowing the latitude, longitude and the datetime, the software calculates the azimuth and elevation of the sun. Nowadays, the highest efficiency of solar panel is 19%. At maximum, the solar tracker is perpendicular to the light source.
Dual axis smart solar tracker kit brown dog gadgets. A solar panel that can rotate in two axis either automatically using four light sensors, either manually with the aid of two potentiometers. Select your favourite project let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors, a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board. We wanted to implement two modes in the final product. Pdf a seminar project report arduino based solar tracking. These provide the signal to motor driver ic2 to move the. Jun 18, 20 project details i have made a project dual axis solar tracker using arduino to align the solar panel towards the higher density of sun light. This project is based on an arduino nano, it uses a pair of linear actuators to move a set of solar panels so that they face the sun throughout the day. Due to the success of our original solar tracker project, youtube video, and the kits we were selling we received a wide range of feedback from a wide range of users.
Download automatic solar tracker ppt presentation slides and seminar report in pdf for free for cse students. The efficiency of a panel determines the area of a panel 14 15. Dual axis solar tracking system with weather sensor. It contains a small 5v solar panel that can rotate in two axis so as to harvest maximum power from the sun. The dimensions can be modified to fit your project. The designed solar tracker is able to maintain a difference angle of 1. This system collects free energy from the sun and stores it in the battery and then converts this.
The solar tracker can be used for several applications. New approach on development a dual axis solar tracking. I have used a atmega168 controller ic for programming, and two servo motor for movement of solar panel. This has wideranging uses from camping to developing countries. Pdf performance analysis of dualaxis solar tracking system. In modern solar tracking systems, the solar panels are fixed on a structure that moves according to the position of the sun. Arduino can be used to make the prototype of solar tracker. Solar tracker is used to increase the solar energy output. This senior project aims to determine a if using a controlled photontracking system does produce greater.
The demonstration of such a prototype is shown in this video. The paper continues with specific design methodologies pertaining to light dependent resistor ldr, dc motors, solar panel, and a software. Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors, a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board. How to make solar tracker using arduino uno and ldrmake a. This project is an open source 2axis solar tracker, designed to provide the optimal amount of power output for a portable setup. Pdf on mar 22, 2016, laura gabriela hernandez bernabe and others published dual axis light solar tracker using arduino uno and. Most of it good, some of it annoying, and quite a few that were along the lines of wiring this thing up is really darn complicated so please spend an hour on the phone with us to. Lightdependent resistors ldr1 through ldr4 are used as sensors to detect the panels position relative to the sun. It searches for the brightest light source like the sun. The dominance of singleaxis trackers in the large utilityscale solar market sometimes steals the limelight from its dualaxis cousins.
There are basically two types of arduino sun trackers. Singleaxis and dualaxis solar tracker electrical academia. The kit uses an arduino uno, an arduino sensor shield, two 9g metal gear servos, and four light detecting resistors to achieve active tracking in. Arduino recommended input voltage is from 7 to 12 volts but you can power it within the range of 6 to 20 volts which is the limit. Solar tracking approaches can be implemented by using singleaxis schemes 12,1921, and dualaxis structures for higher accuracy systems 1618,2227. Advantage of this project is that solar panel will always follow the sun light will always face towards the sun to get charge. Dual axis solar tracker a project report submitted in partial fulfilment. In fact solar panels that track the sun create around 30% more energy.
Introduction since this project is about creating a solar tracker, some light dependent circuit element. A dual axis tracker can increase energy by tracking sun rays from switching solar panel in various directions. This is to certify that the project work entitled dual axis solar tracker is the bona fide. Simple solar tracker circuit using lm358 electrosome. Sep 05, 2018 the sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. Thus, the main consideration when deciding to use singleaxis, dual axis, or no tracking boils down to cost. A dualaxis tracker can increase energy by tracking sun rays from switching solar panel in various directions. Sun tracking solar panel project using microcontroller. Thus the setup by which the above objective is achieved is known as solar tracker. A seminar project report arduino based solar tracking system.
Thats a great question and an even more awesome project, but its never. The servo motor connected to the panel rotates the panel in the direction of sun. When finished the project can be power by any usb power source, such as a power bank or. Finally, the project is able to track and follow the sun intensity in. So, the efficiency can be enhancing by using solar tracker. At most, the solar tracker was perpendicular to the light source within 3 degrees. Arduino blog monitor your solar energy with a dualaxis tracker. Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun.
Two light dependent resistors are arranged on the edges of the solar panel. Design and development of a dual axis solar tracker the project report is. Helsens dualaxis tracker fits two 12v 150w solar panels for a 300w peak output, and has a few key features. However, these systems can be complex and expensive. Niranjan bastakoti assistant professorproject coordinator july 2019. In this arduino solar panel tracker, arduino is powered by the 9v battery and all the other parts are powered by the arduino. My goal is to develop a combination of open source software and hardware to enable makers globally to make and improve the design. Usually the servo has a yellow wire that is used to control the rotation.
Id made a sensor of 4 ldrs with sheets between them the withe stips are the ldrs when the stick on top is righted to the sun or the brightest point the four. The built system has a calculated annual energy gain of 48. Development of dualaxis solar tracking using arduino with. One of them is the single axis solar tracker and the other is dual axis. Schematic of the arduino solar tracker circuit as you can see in the schematic all that you need to make the electrical part is the board, one servo, 2 ldrs and 2 x 10k resistors. Dualaxis solar tracker worcester polytechnic institute. Working in partnership with sunpower corporation, shingleton design developed a singleaxis, tilted tracker, using a modular unit platform. Try to power it within the recommended input voltage. But dualaxis trackersthose that follow the sun more directly than singleaxis models eastwest pathhave their place in residential and commercial markets. 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 system using arduino pratik pawar, ashish yadav, pritam makwana, shubham patil abstract in this paper, a solar tracking system using arduino is designed and built. Dual axis solar tracker and motor selection arduino. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr and. A dummy solar plate is attached in parallel to the axis of servo motor and both the sensors are kept on the dummy solar plate as shown in the. Thus, the main consideration when deciding to use single axis, dual axis, or no tracking boils down to cost. To produce an efficient solar generation system, a scaled down dualaxis solar tracker was designed, built and tested. In this video i am going to make a solar tracker using arduino uno and ldr which tracks the solar light. The dual axis solar tracker was designed as a project that integrated simple arduino programing and solar energy creation.
One frequent question we get from students and hobbyists is how can i m. To produce an efficient solar generation system, a scaled down dual axis solar tracker was designed, built and tested. The use of a highly portable, efficient solar tracker can be very useful to applications of the military, industrial, or residential variety. Dual axis solar tracker panel with auto and manual mode project tutorial by giannis arvanitakis. This is to certify that the project work entitled dual axis solar tracker is the bona fide work carried out by sandipan paul11701614037.
The tracking system is designed such that it can trap the solar energy in all possible directions. Compared to a single axis tracker, the dual axis tracker has an annual energy. Solar trackers are continually being employed in practice to get max efficiency. Dual axis solar tracker it has two degrees of freedom that act as axes of rotation. Dual axis solar tracker with online energy monitor. The process started with the input signal by the sensor which is. The solar tracker comprises comparator ic lm339, hbridge motor driver ic l293d ic2 and a few discrete components. For the most part its extremely easy to work into small, low voltage, projects. Most dualaxis trackers are active types and use two independent motors to turn the axis. Single axis solar tracking system moves the solar panel from east to west in a day to point in the direction of the sun. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr. Pdf final report on dual axis solar tracking system kamal.
Introduction solar energy is an unlimited source of energy which if harnessed properly will get the mankind devoid of using the conventional sources of energy he has been long using. Stepper motor electromechanical device which converts electrical pulses into discrete mechanical movements. 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. Also it was the very first project for us as a team and as an individual. 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. A dualtracker moves the collector continuously during daylight hours to meet this condition, thus maximizing the solar energy harvested. Pdf design and development of a dual axis solar tracker.
Feb 21, 2014 consists array of solar panels, an inverter, and sometimes a battery and or solar tracker and interconnection wiring. The kit uses an arduino uno, an arduino sensor shield, two 9g metal gear servos, and four light detecting resistors to achieve active tracking in real time. We at love using solar energy with our electronics projects. Concentrates solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. In the field of renewable energy, use of solar energy is the major concern and utilization of solar photovoltaic energy is increasing day by day.
Most single axis trackers are simpler than dual axis trackers, see figure 2. Dual axis solar tracker a project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the. Proteus and hbridge ic by using proteus software the hardware circuit is combined by two parts, arduino uno microcontroller and the hbridge ic which is used to control the motor. This paper deals with a microcontroller based dual axis solar tracker with a. New approach on development a dual axis solar tracking prototype. Block diagram of system this paper proposes the use of dual axis solar tracker. It offers the greatest energy potential compared with other currently known renewable resources. May 03, 2018 in this video i am going to make a solar tracker using arduino uno and ldr which tracks the solar light. Albeit, the price of various solar tracker are still costly because solar tracker is still fresh. Design and implementation of dual axis solar tracking. The system should be able to rotate large solar panel frames say 1kw. Jun 03, 2018 solar tracker is used to increase the solar energy output. Light dependent resistors produce low resistance when light falls on them. Most dual axis trackers are active types and use two independent motors to turn the axis.
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