Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing

Solar energy is the least polluting and most inexhaustible of all known energy sources. The sun bathers the earth with more energy each minute then the world consumes in one year. In Malaysia, the sun intensity does not vary with season. It is a suitable place to develop the solar cell s...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani, Hafiz, Dhairul, Shafiq, Haris
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/24589/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24589/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24589/4/self-powered_solar_-_C4.pdf

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spelling	iium-245892012-07-10T04:02:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24589/ Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani Hafiz, Dhairul Shafiq, Haris T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Solar energy is the least polluting and most inexhaustible of all known energy sources. The sun bathers the earth with more energy each minute then the world consumes in one year. In Malaysia, the sun intensity does not vary with season. It is a suitable place to develop the solar cell system. To make solar energy more efficient, the solar panel system must be optimized. This project is regarding the development of a sun tracking solar system [1, 2]. This system is a simple tracking solar system using linear actuator, motor and light sensor. The solar tracking system used in this method could increase the power collection efficiency by developing a device that can track the sun to keep the panel at normal to its rays. To utilize the power, this system is made self-powered using the mechanism of battery charging. The design of the tracking system consists of both mechanical and electrical parts. For mechanical part, we need to control the tilt angle of the panel according to the elevation angle of the sun [3-5]. The movement of the panel controlled by the actuators must be accurate according to the sun position. There are several types of actuators and motors those are commonly used for tracking system. For the electrical part, we need to affix the functions of autonomous using electronics components such as Arduino microcontroller [6], motor driver. The self-powered feature need electrical component that can integrate between photovoltaic panel, batteries and load supply. The system modelling is discussed in chapter 2 and system design is discussed in chapter 3. This chapter discusses the system integration and testing with a discussion on results. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24589/4/self-powered_solar_-_C4.pdf Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani and Hafiz, Dhairul and Shafiq, Haris (2011) Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing. In: Mechatronics Book Series: System design and Signal Processing - Volume 2. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 19-24. ISBN 9789674181321 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani Hafiz, Dhairul Shafiq, Haris Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing
description	Solar energy is the least polluting and most inexhaustible of all known energy sources. The sun bathers the earth with more energy each minute then the world consumes in one year. In Malaysia, the sun intensity does not vary with season. It is a suitable place to develop the solar cell system. To make solar energy more efficient, the solar panel system must be optimized. This project is regarding the development of a sun tracking solar system [1, 2]. This system is a simple tracking solar system using linear actuator, motor and light sensor. The solar tracking system used in this method could increase the power collection efficiency by developing a device that can track the sun to keep the panel at normal to its rays. To utilize the power, this system is made self-powered using the mechanism of battery charging. The design of the tracking system consists of both mechanical and electrical parts. For mechanical part, we need to control the tilt angle of the panel according to the elevation angle of the sun [3-5]. The movement of the panel controlled by the actuators must be accurate according to the sun position. There are several types of actuators and motors those are commonly used for tracking system. For the electrical part, we need to affix the functions of autonomous using electronics components such as Arduino microcontroller [6], motor driver. The self-powered feature need electrical component that can integrate between photovoltaic panel, batteries and load supply. The system modelling is discussed in chapter 2 and system design is discussed in chapter 3. This chapter discusses the system integration and testing with a discussion on results.
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author	Abdul Muthalif, Asan Gani Hafiz, Dhairul Shafiq, Haris
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title	Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing
title_short	Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing
title_full	Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing
title_fullStr	Self-powered solar tracking system part 3 : system integration and testing
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