Title :
Design and implementation of smart relay based two-axis sun tracking system
Author :
Mahmood, Jawad Radhi ; Muhammed, Haider
Author_Institution :
Electr. Dept., Univ. of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
fDate :
Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 2 2010
Abstract :
Solar power is environment friendly power source, but it is characterized by being highly dependent on the irradiation level which is function of the sun position in the sky. To overcome this situation and extract maximum power from the sun, the PV array must be kept nearly perpendicular to the sun during the daytime. In this paper, a smart relay based sun tracking system has been designed and implemented to keep the PV array perpendicular to the sun during the day hours.
Keywords :
relays; solar cell arrays; solar power; tracking; PV array; smart relay; solar power; two-axis sun tracking system; Arrays; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic cells; Radiation effects; Relays; Sun; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Energy, Power and Control (EPC-IQ), 2010 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Basrah
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9568330-0-6
