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Sun Tracking Solar System

Arduino

Sun Tracking System for Solar panel project is made to tracking the Sun at day time for utilizing its solar energy properly for solar panel. The Sun tracking system which find the position of the sun using the LDR. This project orients the Solar Panel toward the sun, so that it can utilize with higher accuracy. Our Sun Tracker system track the Sun by use of LDR and rotate the solar panel by the gear motor. The voltage of the solar panel is depending upon the angle of incidence between the incoming light and a solar panel. This project will make the solar panel directed to the sun which increases the amount of energy produced from a fixed solar panel.

The direct beam of sunlight carries about 90% of the solar energy and the remaining will produce in the normal light like cloudy sky or indirect beam. Normal solar panel is fixed with the stub which is stable, so it produces more energy for 3 to 4 hours per day. After that the production of energy is reduced. This sun tracker will increase the energy production by absorb the sunlight direct beam. This system is embedded with Arduino to control the solar panel. It will increase the energy production rate with low cost of implementation.

Output

I have found a solution for cosuming high energy from the sun without any loss of energy. The solar panel face the sun at 90 degree for the rest of the day.
Arun R S