Portable Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System

Koo, Ming Ciat (2016) Portable Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

with the growth of technologies and development, the demands of electrical energy for daily activities increased. Oppositely, the fossil fuel used for producing electricities dwinding day by day. Besides, environmental pollution also become worst then before. Therefore, alternative energy is strongly needed in this era. Among the natural unended energy, solar is one the energy which adoptable and famous on study cases. This project proposed purposely to increase energy harvest from photovoltaic solar panel. With Dual-Axis Tracking System more energy would be produced. Because solar panel with tracking system facing to the sun in azimuth and altitude during daytime is more comparing to static solar system. Main items in dual axis solar tracking system includes sensing unit, motor, controlling unit and most important part is the solar panel. To make the energy that harvest by solar during daytimes could be used during nights, it needs a energy storage to store the output power from solar panel. The results proven the prediction. To prevent the energy cut-off dueto running out of energy in storage, stable backup supply is needed. Thus, ideal backup unit for the system is national grid for technical faulty and unexpected situation.

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