Solar Energy Tracking System

Among all the renewable energies, solar energy is the only energy that gained popularity and importance quickly. Through the solar tracking system, we can produce an abundant amount of energy which makes the solar panel's workability much more efficient. The perpendicular proportionality of the solar panel with the sun rays is the reason behind its efficiency. The Pecuniary, its installation charge is high provided cheaper options are also available. This project discusses the design and construction mechanism of the prototype for the solar tracking system having a single axis of freedom. The main control circuit is based on the NodeMcu microcontroller. Programming of this device is done in the manner that the LDR sensor, in accordance with the detection of the sun rays, will provide direction to the DC Motor in which way the solar panel is going to revolve. Through this, the solar panel is positioned in such a manner that the maximum amount of sun rays could be received. In comparison with the other motors, the DC motor is the simplest and the suave one, the torque of which is high and the speed of which is slow enough.

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M. Pulkit Kumar est chercheur au département de génie électrique de l'université de Chandigarh, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab. Harpreet Kaur Channi est professeur adjoint au département de génie électrique de l'université de Chandigarh, Gharuan, Mohali, Pendjab.