Title :
Design and implementation of dual axis solar tracker based on solar maps
Author :
Elagib, S.B. ; Osman, N.H.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Dept. of Electr. & Electron., Univ. of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and development of a Microcontroller based solar tracking system, based on solar maps, which can predict the exact apparent position of the Sun, by the latitude´s location, it also covers the solar tracking mechanical structure together with the associated electronic circuits.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; Sun; microcontrollers; solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; tracking; Sun; dual axis solar tracker; electronic circuits; latitude location; microcontroller based solar tracking system; solar maps; solar tracking mechanical structure; Accuracy; Azimuth; DC motors; Global Positioning System; Servomotors; Sun; Tracking; dual-axis; microcontroller; servo motor; solar maps; sun position algorithm; sun tracker;
Conference_Titel :
Computing, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICCEEE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Khartoum
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6231-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6634025
