Title :
Development of an autonomous control system for solar tracking using a 4.5 m satellite communication dish as a sun sensor
Author :
Divekar, Ankur ; Kulkarni, Abhay ; Ananthakrishnan, S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electronic Science, University of Pune, India
Abstract :
This paper describes the in-house design and development of an autonomous control system for two axis simultaneous motion control of a 4.5m parabolic dish antenna as a sun sensor. The various design requirements and the design and implementation of various hardware and software components for fulfilling the requirements are described.
Keywords :
Sun sensor; autonomous control system; parabolic dish antenna; solar tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Technology of Sensors (ISPTS), 2012 1st International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Pune, India
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1040-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISPTS.2012.6260896
