Single Axis Solar Tracker Arduino

January 7 2013 by sajid shaikh.

Single axis solar tracker arduino. Trackers are also essential with concentrating or focusing collectors which don t work well unless they are aligned with the sun exactly. Single axis trackers are adjusted every month or so account for seasonal changes in the suns position the single axis is then used to track the daily movement of the sun across the sky. Solar tracker using arduino. In this solar tracker project we will design a simplest single axis solar tracker and its concept can be expanded to make a full fledged dual axis solar tracker.

One of them is the single axis solar tracker and the other is dual axis. This can add up to 25 more energy compared with a fixed panel. Duel axis trackers eliminate the need for monthly adjustment by using one axis to track the suns daily movement and another axis to track the seasonal movement. A solar tracker rotates the panel along one or two axes altitude and azimuth so that it always facing the sun directly.

Single axis solar tracking system moves the solar panel from east to west in a day to point in the direction of the sun. Duel axis trackers eliminate the need for monthly adjustment by using one axis to track the suns daily movement and another axis to track the seasonal movement.