harnessing optimal solar power with self-tracking based on sundial
S.VIJAYALAKSHMI,P.BLESSY
Published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ISSN: 2321-4775 Impact Factor:1.6 Volume:3 Issue:1 Year: 26 June,2014 Pages:79-85
Abstract
In this paper, we propose the self-tracking of solar panel in order to obtain optimal power based on sundial such that tracker system is made available in the residential area to meet out the daily demands and make solar power sufficient to houses. The solar panel is animated with the help of pneumatic controllers which receives commands from the Programmable Logic Controller which in turn connected to the photovoltaic cells.
Kewords
solar panel , PLC , tracking , pneumatic controllers.
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