Sun Tracking Solar Panel Electronics Hub

At maximum the solar tracker is perpendicular to the light source.

Sun tracking solar panel electronics hub.

Tracking mounts come in two variations single axis mounts and dual axis mounts. We have already read. Tracking mounts utilize technology that changes the angle of your panels to coincide with the direction of the sun. Dual axis mounts track both north and south and east and west to account for the ever changing position of the sun during different seasons.

The purpose of a solar tracker is to accurately determine the position of the sun. In this project we will see a simple sun tracking solar panel circuit which will track the sun and position the solar panels accordingly. Solar panels are becoming more popular day by day. The solar tracker can move unexpectedly and the powerful linear actuator motor can cause serious injury or death.

Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board. Never approach a solar tracker while the solar tracker electronics are on. In modern solar tracking systems the solar panels are fixed on a structure that moves according to the position of the sun. The built system has a calculated annual energy gain of 48 982 compared to an immobile solar panel.

Introduction as the non renewable energy resources are decreasing use of renewable resources for producing electricity is increasing. Compared to a single axis tracker the dual axis tracker has an annual energy gain of 36 504. Always disconnect the solar tracker electronics from its power supply before approaching the solar tracker. Two light dependent resistors are arranged on the edges of the solar panel.