The ldr light dependent resistor had been used to sense the intensity. 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. Automatic solar tracking using microcontroller connected with. Jun 08, 2017 make your own high efficient dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr. Design and analysis of a dual axis solar tracking system using labview mohit sharma1 chandra shekhar gautam2 1p. Solar tracking system mini project pdf downloads in this paper is described the design and construction of a microcontroller based solar panel tracking system. If both ldrs see the same amount of light, their resistance is equal. Ldr or light dependent resistor has been chosen as the sensor because ldr is commonly used in sun tracking system. The system must be able to convert the energy that is.
India uses mainly fossil fuels to produce electricity. Jun 18, 20 dual axis solar tracker using ldr as a sensor 1. Design and implementation of a sun tracker with a dualaxis single. 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. The main aim of the project is to design one system for automated solar tracking system. The resistance of ldr decreases with increasing light intensity 5. Our aim is to offer a complete linear actuator system that moves the tracking base according to the sun. Arduino based sun tracking solar panel project using ldr. Solar panel tracking system microtronics technologies. Design and construction of an automatic solar tracking system. The practical sun tracking system using our method was implemented and tested. Solar tracking system using delta plc ijste journal.
This method of power generation is simple and is taken from natural resource. Making a light sensor for a solar tracker using ldrs. The solar tracker system is used in a various systems to improve of harnessing of solar radiation. 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 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. 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. Sun tracking solar panel project using microcontroller. Intelligent solar tracker system implemented on 8051.
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 and implementation of a sun tracker with a dualaxis. 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. However, to calculate the net energy gain of the tracking system, energy consumption of the rotating motor should be considered. Automated dual axis solar tracking system using ldr sensors written by karan salgaonkar. The proposed system uses ic lm339 comparator as a brain to control the whole system. Types of tracking systems tracking systems are classified by the mode of their motion. So, the project that wants to develop here is called solar tracking system. Design and analysis of a dual axis solar tracking system. Dual axis solar tracker with online energy monitor. Solar sensing device with a fourquadrant ldr sensor. Make your own high efficient dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr.
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. In 6, the suns position during different days of a year is determined so that a solar tracking system can be modeled by using of the zenith and azimuth angles of the sun. Solar tracking is the process of varying the angle of solar. Automatic solar tracking using microcontroller connected. The unit is a mobile system aimed to provide energy in remote areas or during emergency conditions.
Design of a tracking system in this study, a microcontroller at89c52 based automatic solar tracking system is implemented. 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. Maximum energy harvesting is not achieved with photovoltaic cells installed in fixed panel throughout a day. 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 aim of this paper is to present a solar energy collection technology by a photovoltaic cell. Jan 23, 2010 i found the solar tracker using 555 timer and it also describe how it work. When shadowed, the sensor forces to tracker to move. All concentrated solar systems have trackers because the systems do not produce energy unless directed correctly toward the sun. Solar tracking for maximum and economic energy harvesting. Dual axis solar tracking system using 5ldr sensor inpressco. Development of microcontrollerbased solar tracking system. We can define three axes for a moving surface which represents a receiver. This comparator will compare the data and rotate a geared motor to right direction.
Abstract solar tracking system is a power generating method from sunlight. Lightdependent resistor ldr, as shown in the figure. The solar tracker comprises comparator ic lm339, hbridge motor driver ic l293d ic2 and a few discrete components. Solar tracking system reshmi banerjee electrical engineering department, guru nanak institute of technology. The junction of the ldrs would be at input voltage divided by two ie. 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.
See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at. Ldr sensors are used here to detect the maximum efficiency position and they sends signal to micro controller to adjust the position of the panels with the help of motor drive used. Automatic dual axis sun tracking system using ldr sensor. Solar tracker ppt electrical engineering manufactured goods. Solar tracking system full circuit diagram available. Dual axis solar tracker with online energy monitor hackaday.
Design and fabrication of single axis solar tracking system proceedings of 15 th irf international conference, chennai, india, 19 october. The energy gain means how much the tracking system increases the energy generated compared with a fixed system. Dual axis tracker for photovoltaic panel international journal of. We are implementing one application program using embedded c. The problem above can be solved by our system by tracking the solar energy. Two dual opamps are used as comparator for comparing the light intensity in two different axes. Tracking of sun for solar panels and real time monitoring using labview.
Lightdependent resistors ldr1 through ldr4 are used as sensors to detect the panels position relative to the sun. To present this efficient solar distributed generation system, a dualaxis solar tracker is designed. 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. The surface can be rotated around each axis tilted to achieve an appropriate angle with respect to the incident solar beam. 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. Energy gain is the most important factor in evaluating a tracking system. 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. Dual axis solar tracker using arduino for maximum power tracking ms. 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 has the property of reducing its resistance as the light falling on it increases. Mar 06, 20 energy gain is the most important factor in evaluating a tracking system. 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. Solar tracking system is the project that used pic16f877a microcontroller as a brain to control the whole system.
Microprocessor based solar tracking system using stepper motor jyotirmay gadewadikar b. 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. 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. 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.
Established a model of automatic tracking system to keep vertical contact between solar panels and sunlight. Microcontroller based solar tracker system using ldrs and. I found the solar tracker using 555 timer and it also describe how it work. Comparison of solar trackers and application of a sensor. Development of microcontrollerbased solar tracking system by using ldr sensor. Mk2s idea is to use some light tunnels to shadow the sensors. The system must be able to track the sun in order to absorb the highest amount of solar energy possible. Automatic solar tracking using ldr and stepper motor based on. Single axis solar tracking system with only resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, leds, ldrs, op. The ldr light dependent resistor had been used to sense the intensity of light and sent the data to the comparator.
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. Tracking of sun for solar panels and real time monitoring. 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. 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. In this work, two axis solar tracking system has been designed and realized by using ldr sensors. Pdf automatic dual axis sun tracking system using ldr sensor. Two light dependent resistors are arranged on the edges of the solar panel. The input stage uses two operational amplifiers contained in ic1 to make a decision on the direction of light. The main component of this tracker is at89s52 microcontroller which. Pdf microcontroller based solar tracker system using. Solar tracker ldr circuit using arduino 2nd september 2012 how i made a light sensor for a 2 axis solar tracker. Solar tracking system nur khuzairy bin jamaludin this thesis. Design of a solar tracking system for renewable energy.
Light dependent resistors produce low resistance when light falls on them. Arduino mega is used to control the rotation of solar tracking system that has dual axis and save the data inside it. 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. 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. A programmable logic controller is used to control the motion of a two axis sun tracking. Pdf energy crisis is the most important issue in todays world. Four ldrs used to detect the position of the sun in the sky so. Keywordsfour quadrant sensor, light dependent resistor ldr, automatic solar tracking system asts. The proposed sun tracking system is a mechatronics system.
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. Dual axis solar tracking system using arduino and ldr. Solar is a nonconventional source of energy, considering this we have developed solar panels so that we can fulfill our electricity need. These provide the signal to motor driver ic2 to move the. Designing a mppt solar tracking system with buck converter to charge a 12v battery.
Specially, there are the advantages of the centralized control through the plc. C o st c niderat the cost is a very important factor in the system design process. This needs only maximum sunlight to generate power. To develop this dual axis tracking system light dependent resistor ldr is used as sensor. Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun. Design of a solar tracking system using the brightest region. 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. We have designed single axis solar tracking system.
Convert the energy stored in the battery to 120 vac, 60hz. Automatic tracking system tracks the sun such that the panel is aligned normal to sun at all instants of a day. Apr 06, 20 here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun. A study on the effects of solar tracking systems on the. 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. The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs, solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller. The performance of the system has been tested and compared with static solar panel. 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. Solar tracker using 555 timer electronics forum circuits. An efficient low cost solar tracker using microcontroller. Introduction the world population is increasing day by day. Design and performance evaluation of a dualaxis solar tracking. Improved the utilization rate of solar energy and efficiency of photovoltaic. Development of dualaxis solar tracking using arduino with.
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