Open AccessPrototype System of Solar Tracking Design to Optimize the Energy Absorption Based on Arduino
Author(s) -
Alex Wenda,
Rendy Dwi Putra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceeding international conference on science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2598-232X
DOI - 10.14421/icse.v3.507
Subject(s) - solar tracker , tracking (education) , solar energy , tilt (camera) , servomotor , tracking system , sunlight , microcontroller , photovoltaic system , absorption (acoustics) , optics , track (disk drive) , computer science , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , computer hardware , psychology , pedagogy , filter (signal processing)
This research optimizes the absorption of solar energy in solar panels by designing mechanical systems that can move solar panels in the direction of incoming sunlight. Light-sensitive sensors are used to track the sun. The solar tracking system is designed using two axes, namely rotation axis and the tilt axis. Both axes are driven by servo motors based on light-sensitive sensors. The system was developed using an ATmega328 microcontroller unit. The test results found that using solar tracking the amount of energy produced was greater than static solar panels. Radiation generated between solar tracking and static sun can increase by 55.2%.