Title :
A system modeling method for optimization of a single axis solar tracker
Author :
Yizhu Guo ; Jianzhong Cha ; Wei Liu ; Yaobin Tian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Beijing Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Design of a solar tracking system with photovoltaic modules involves the relationships between the output power and the energy consumption of the tracking system. In this paper, a model of a single axis solar tracker with battery storage and an optimal way of setting system parameters are presented. The factors of photovoltaic module efficiency, mechanical sizing and electronic controlling are considered in the procedure of modeling, which makes contribution for maximizing the output energy and minimize the energy consumption of solar tracker.
Keywords :
energy consumption; optimisation; photovoltaic power systems; secondary cells; solar power stations; battery storage; electronic controlling; energy consumption; mechanical sizing; optimization; photovoltaic modules; single axis solar tracker; Accuracy; DC motors; Energy consumption; Optimization; Photovoltaic systems; Solar energy; solar energy; solar tracker; system modeling; system optimization;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Application and System Modeling (ICCASM), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taiyuan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7235-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCASM.2010.5623268
