Solar Tracking System

Among all the renewable energies, solar energy is the only energy gained its 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. Perpendicular proportionality of the solar panel with the sun rays is the reason lying behind its efficiency. Pecuniary, its installation charge is high provided cheaper options are also available. This project is discussed all about 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 upon 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 that 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, DC motor is the simplest and the suave one, the torque of which is high and 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.