Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board.
Sun tracking solar panel using arduino block diagram.
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.
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.
The produced electrical energy can be increased if we move the solar panel as the movement of the sun.
So first things first you need some solar panels.
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.
It searches for the brightest light source like the sun.
Circuit diagram the circuit design of solar tracker is simple but setting.
The panels i found were rated at 1 5v 0 75w output which is on the lower end available these days.
From the sun the solar pv panels and collectors must always be perpendicular to.
So solar panel should continuously rotate in the direction of sun.
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.
The center top hole is for a fifth sensor to shut the system down if clouds block the sun so it doesn t try to point at the brightest cloud.
Here is a simple low cost solar tracker circuit which automatically moves the solar panel in the direction of sun.
I used two although you can use however many you want just think about how much a 9gram servo is going to be able to lift lower dont make it too heavy.
Principle of sun tracking solar panel.
Use an arduino two small servo motors with light sensing photo resistors to steer a solar panel towards the sun.
This article describes about circuit that rotates solar panel.
Shows block diagram of the project.
Generally solar panels are stationary devices which is fixed at a position.
It consists of only this components ldr module l293d motor driver.
The sun tracking solar panel consists of two ldrs solar panel and a servo motor and atmega328 micro controller.
Solar tracking system using arduino pratik pawar ashish yadav pritam makwana shubham patil abstract in this paper a solar tracking system using arduino is designed and built.
Microcontroller based scaled down solar tracker using arduino platform.