Use an arduino two small servo motors with light sensing photo resistors to steer a solar panel towards the sun.
Sun tracking solar panel using arduino block diagram.
Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun.
This system collects free energy from the sun and stores it in the battery and then converts this energy to the respective alternating current.
Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board.
The dual axis solar photovoltaic panel takes astronomical data as reference and the tracking system has the capability to always point the solar array toward the sun and can be installed in various regions with minor.
Circuit diagram the circuit design of solar tracker is simple but setting.
The two pieces glue together.
The solar panel tracker is designed to follow the sun movement so that maximum light intensity hits on the solar panel thus increasing the power efficiency.
Generally solar panels are stationary devices which is fixed at a position.
Principle of sun tracking solar panel.
The produced electrical energy can be increased if we move the solar panel as the movement of the sun.
It consists of only this components ldr module l293d motor driver.
In this article we are going to make a sun tracking solar panel using arduino in which we will use two ldrs light dependent resistor to sense the light and a servo motor to automatically rotate the solar panel in the direction of the sun light advantage of this project is that solar panel will always follow the sun light will always face towards the sun to get charge all the time and can.
Cardboard 3 2 servo motors.
Aim of the project.
4 4 light dependent resistors.
2 sheet metal alternative.
The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller.
Updated servo controlled light tracking solar panel platform.
In modern solar tracking systems the solar panels are fixed on a structure that moves according to the position of the sun.
The aim of this solar tracker project is to keep the solar photovoltaic panel perpendicular to the sun throughout the year in order to make it more efficient.
A solar tracker is a device which tracks the position of the sun and alters the position of the solar panel to maximize the power output of the system.
6 raspberry pi 3 model b keyboard.
So solar panel should continuously rotate in the direction of sun.
5 arduino arduino cable.
It searches for the brightest light source like the sun.
Components required 1 jumper wires.
Use of a solar tracker circuit in the field of energy production will increase its efficiency by almost 25.