Automatic Solar Panel Positioning System

We designed and built a system to automatically orient a solar panel for maximum efficiency record data and safely charge batteries.

Automatic solar panel positioning system. We manufacture an automatic cleaning system that produces an effective and non abrasive cleaning which makes that the energy production reaches its maximal efficiency. The tracker s design was devised to be as small and simple as possible but it still had all of the functional components as the trackers designed for commercial use. The tracking system will move the solar panel so that it is positioned perpendicular to the sun for maximum energy conversion at all time. It is a system which places the solar panels high on a structure and tracks them toward the sun all day a technology which provides dual axis tracking so the bifacial solar panels always face directly to the sun.

The sun s position is constantly moving throughout the year and the only way to always have your solar panels angled perfectly is to install a solar tracking system. The goal of this project is to design an automatic tracking system which can locate position of the sun. Thus the tracking of the sun s location and positioning of the solar panel are important. Panels that track the movement of the sun throughout the day can receive 10 in winter to 40 in summer more energy than fixed panels.

The reason tou makes a difference when it comes to solar panel angle and orientation is that if your system is producing most of its power during the middle part of the day when demand and rates are lower you could pay more for the energy you use at other times. Solar energy is very important means of expanding renewable energy resources. Scm was born as a company of innovation in the yield of maintenance and cleanliness of solar installations. Production from a dual axis solar tracker will be at least 140 higher than roof mounted solar panels.

If you are considering a ground mounted solar system a solar tracking setup may work. Solar trackers follow the sun as it moves slightly which will bump up your energy production. Created by jason wright jpw97 and jeremy blum jeb373 for cornell university s ece4760 course. Automatic solar tracking system mayank kumar lokhande abstract.

This page doesn t discuss tracking panels solar panels should always face true south if you are in the northern hemisphere or true north if you are in the southern hemisphere. Solar is a nonconventional source of energy. As an addition to this paper a biaxial solar tracker used to rotate a 90w panel towards the sun was designed and made.