Title :
Design and Implementation of a Dual-Axis Sun-Tracking System Based on Microcontroller
Author :
Hao Wang ; Zhe Li ; Jun Luo ; Shaorong Xie ; Hengyu Li
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mechatron. Eng. & Autom., Shanghai Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Solar energy is regarded as an extremely important renewable energy resource. More energy is produced when solar panel is perpendicular to the illumination of the sun. This paper describes in detail the design and construction of a solar tracking system with two degrees of freedom. A new solar illumination detector adopted in system can detect the sunlight accurately. Practical experiments show the system could meet the demands of detection accuracy, lower power, and higher reliability.
Keywords :
lighting; microcontrollers; solar cells; solar power; detection accuracy demands; dual-axis sun-tracking system; illumination; microcontroller; photovoltaic cells; renewable energy resource; solar energy; solar illumination detector; solar tracking system; Azimuth; Control systems; DC motors; Detectors; Lighting; Silicon; Sun; photo resistor; solar panel; two-axistracking;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology and Applications (ITA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2876-7
DOI :
10.1109/ITA.2013.94
