Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization
The solar tracker is a mechanism that helps the photovoltaic panel to maximize its performance, while keeping it oriented towards direct solar radiation. In order to specify tracking, most solar trackers use two axes, one horizontal and the other vertical, which implies an increase of the consumed e...
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| description | The solar tracker is a mechanism that helps the photovoltaic panel to maximize its performance, while keeping it oriented towards direct solar radiation. In order to specify tracking, most solar trackers use two axes, one horizontal and the other vertical, which implies an increase of the consumed energy and a decrease in precision, since we have to make both motors operate simultaneously. This paper is a modelling of a biaxial solar tracker, with the principle of an equatorial mount, allowing it to precisely follow the sun via a single axis (equatorial axis), while the second axis (tilt axis) makes a small daily correction of few seconds at sunrise. In this way, our model keeps precision to the maximum, with minimum energy consumption. A detailed simulation clearly shows that the proposed model receives the maximum solar irradiation that a normal surface to solar radiation can receive and may in a certain period of the year receive a gain in the amount of solar irradiation; we have up to 63.47% compared to a fixed installation. The study details the different tracking methods, in order to adapt the concept model to the type of solar panel used. We closed finish the study with the realization of the prototype with a detailed explanation of the concept movement. To validate the simulation, we have made an experience that gives us the same results as given by simulation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3cb0b256ce7f426d9c105e7cd272484b2025-02-03T05:49:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66795766679576Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and RealizationHicham Bouzakri0Ahmed Abbou1Khalil Tijani2Zakaria Abousserhane3Electrical Engineering Department, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoElectrical Engineering Department, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoElectrical Engineering Department, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoElectrical Engineering Department, Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mohammed V University in Rabat, MoroccoThe solar tracker is a mechanism that helps the photovoltaic panel to maximize its performance, while keeping it oriented towards direct solar radiation. In order to specify tracking, most solar trackers use two axes, one horizontal and the other vertical, which implies an increase of the consumed energy and a decrease in precision, since we have to make both motors operate simultaneously. This paper is a modelling of a biaxial solar tracker, with the principle of an equatorial mount, allowing it to precisely follow the sun via a single axis (equatorial axis), while the second axis (tilt axis) makes a small daily correction of few seconds at sunrise. In this way, our model keeps precision to the maximum, with minimum energy consumption. A detailed simulation clearly shows that the proposed model receives the maximum solar irradiation that a normal surface to solar radiation can receive and may in a certain period of the year receive a gain in the amount of solar irradiation; we have up to 63.47% compared to a fixed installation. The study details the different tracking methods, in order to adapt the concept model to the type of solar panel used. We closed finish the study with the realization of the prototype with a detailed explanation of the concept movement. To validate the simulation, we have made an experience that gives us the same results as given by simulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6679576 |
| spellingShingle | Hicham Bouzakri Ahmed Abbou Khalil Tijani Zakaria Abousserhane Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization |
| title_full | Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization |
| title_fullStr | Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization |
| title_short | Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization |
| title_sort | biaxial equatorial solar tracker with high precision and low consumption modelling and realization |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6679576 |
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