scholarly journals Energy Efficient Hybrid Dual Axis Solar Tracking System

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Ahammed Ferdaus ◽  
Mahir Asif Mohammed ◽  
Sanzidur Rahman ◽  
Sayedus Salehin ◽  
Mohammad Abdul Mannan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Power Gain ◽  
System Operation ◽  
Apparent Position ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Real Time Clock ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Solar Position ◽  
System Power

This paper describes the design and implementation of an energy efficient solar tracking system from a normal mechanical single axis to a hybrid dual axis. For optimizing the solar tracking mechanism electromechanical systems were evolved through implementation of different evolutional algorithms and methodologies. To present the tracker, a hybrid dual-axis solar tracking system is designed, built, and tested based on both the solar map and light sensor based continuous tracking mechanism. These light sensors also compare the darkness and cloudy and sunny conditions assisting daily tracking. The designed tracker can track sun’s apparent position at different months and seasons; thereby the electrical controlling device requires a real time clock device for guiding the tracking system in seeking solar position for the seasonal motion. So the combination of both of these tracking mechanisms made the designed tracker a hybrid one. The power gain and system power consumption are compared with a static and continuous dual axis solar tracking system. It is found that power gain of hybrid dual axis solar tracking system is almost equal to continuous dual axis solar tracking system, whereas the power saved in system operation by the hybrid tracker is 44.44% compared to the continuous tracking system.

scholarly journals Development of an Advanced Solar Tracking Energy System

2021 ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Samuel Davies ◽  
Sivagunalan Sivanathan ◽  
Ewen Constant ◽  
Kary Thanapalan
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Advanced Control ◽  
Stability Issues

AbstractThis paper describes the design of an advanced solar tracking system development that can be deployed for a range of applications. The work focused on the design and implementation of an advanced solar tracking system that follow the trajectory of the sun’s path to maximise the power capacity generated by the solar panel. The design concept focussed on reliability, cost effectiveness, and scalability. System performance is of course a key issue and is at the heart of influencing the hardware, software and mechanical design. The result ensured a better system performance achieved. Stability issues were also addressed, in relation to optimisation and reliability. The paper details the physical tracker device developed as a prototype, as well as the proposed advanced control system for optimising the tracking.

scholarly journals Design and Implementation of a Parabolic Cylinder Collector with Solar Tracking to obtain hot water

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 02003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson E. Sánchez ◽  
Mario P. Jiménez ◽  
Carlos A. Mantilla ◽  
José M. Toro ◽  
Miguel A. Villa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Parabolic Cylinder ◽  
Charging System ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Deflection Analysis ◽  
Solar Tracker

This investigation describes the design and implementation of a parabolic trough solar collector (PCC) with solar tracking to obtain hot water. The solar radiation available at the installation site is analyzed, followed by the design and construction of the mechanical system, making a series of calculations for the dimensioning of the reflective base, and a stress and deflection analysis of the structure is performed to verify the feasibility of the design in the ANSYS software. An analysis of the solar tracking system is performed, which is dimensioned from the PCC structure to determine the type of solar tracker to implement; The charging system, consisting of a solar panel and a battery, is dimensioned for the power supply of the tracking system; as a last point, for the heating system is determined the amount of water that is able to heat the system from the energy analysis at the installation site, the heating system is based on placing a Heat Pipe, in the focus of the parabola to receive the solar rays reflected by the collector and heat exchange to the water from a thermowell where the heat pipe condenser enters, finally tests are carried out in the PCC implemented obtaining a global efficiency of 16.37%.

Laboratory-Scale Single Axis Solar Tracking System: Design and Implementation

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Soon Chan Roong ◽  
Shin-Horng Chong
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Angle Of Rotation

This paper presents the design and development of a laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system. The chronological method was implemented into the system because it has high accuracy and can save more energy as compared to other types of solar tracking system. The laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system can be used to identify the suitable and safe workspace for the installation of the actual solar tracking system plant. Besides, the validity of the laboratory-scale single axis solar tracking system was examined experimentally. The angle of rotation, per hour is preferable to be implemented into the designed laboratory-scale single axis sun tracking system due to the high performance ratio which is 0.83 and can save the energy up  to 25% during sunny days.

Design and Implementation of Hybrid Automatic Solar-Tracking System

2012 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Mohammad ◽  
Tarequl Karim
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Software Implementations ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors ◽  
Solar Tracker ◽  
Added Benefit ◽  
Solar Conversion ◽  
Solar Position

A solar tracker is a system for orienting solar photovoltaic modules and solar thermal collectors toward the sun. This paper presents a microcontroller based energy efficient hybrid automatic solar-tracking system with a view to assess the improvement in solar conversion efficiency. The two-axis solar-tracking system is constructed with both hardware and software implementations. The proposed tracking system uses a new solar position sensor with adaptive features. A comparative analysis was performed using four systems, i.e., hybrid tracking, dual-axis, single-axis, and stationary module. The results showed that the use of the dual-axis tracking system produced 18% gain of power output, compared with a single-axis tracking system. The gain of output power with the hybrid tracking system was much higher (54%) when compared with a stationary system inclined at 23.5 deg to the horizontal. Considering the state of the art of the technology, successful strategy, robust control philosophy, and the potential added benefit of this research work can be employed on a large scale in sustainable manner.

Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Mini Heliostat Solar Tracking System in West Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-204
Author(s):  
Marie Pascaline Sarr ◽  
Ababacar Thiam ◽  
Biram Dieng ◽  
El Hadji Ibrahima Cisse
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking

scholarly journals Design and implementation of an automatically aligned solar tracking system

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2055
Author(s):  
Anees Abu Sneineh ◽  
Wael A. Salah
Keyword(s):  
Closed Loop ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Photo Sensor ◽  
Wide Availability ◽  
Solar Tracker

This paper presents the design and implementation of a closed-loop solar tracker system. The demand for clean energy sources has increased along with the rising demand for electrical energy and the increasing amount of environment pollution triggered by fuel consumption. Among these sources, solar energy is considered the most feasible given its wide availability and easy operation in different environments. The main purpose of this study is to maximize the generated photovoltaic power and reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by designing an efficient and low-cost solar tracking system. An aligned closed-loop solar tracker is designed and constructed to achieve the best accuracy. The proposed system shows more freedom in its movement to overcome the problems associated with the tilt of the frame-holder. A PIC microcontroller based on the Flowcode programming language is used, the position feedback is detected by using a photo-sensor, and the H-Bridge driver is used to control two DC motors. According to the experimental results, the proposed system shows significant improvements in efficiency compared with stationary solar tracking systems.

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