DocumentCode
622145
Title
Embedded solar tracking instrumentation system
Author
Yamin, A.H. ; Ibrahim, M.N. ; Idroas, M. ; Zin, A.R.
Author_Institution
Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
fYear
2013
fDate
3-4 June 2013
Firstpage
223
Lastpage
227
Abstract
This paper describes the embedded solar tracking instrumentation system by using Atmega32 microcontroller. The system consists of Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) sensor, DC motor and Xbee wireless system. Atmega32 microcontroller is the main component for controlling the system. The solar system will track the location of the sun to ensure the solar panel is always perpendicular with the sun therefore optimizing power output. The operation of the system on sunny and bad weather condition has been presented in this paper. The solar tracking prototype has been stated for future works.
Keywords
DC motors; microcontrollers; solar cells; Atmega32 microcontroller; DC motor; Xbee wireless system; embedded solar tracking instrumentation system; light dependent resistor sensor; solar panel; DC motors; Instruments; Microcontrollers; Prototypes; Solar energy; Sun; Wireless communication; Embedded; Microcontroller; Solar panel; Solar tracking; Wireless;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO), 2013 IEEE 7th International
Conference_Location
Langkawi
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5072-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PEOCO.2013.6564547
Filename
6564547
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