Scheduled Line of Symmetry Solar Tracker with MPT and IoT

Abstract

AbstractThe enormous ability to generate the sustainable and eco-friendly energy has increased because, there have been energy shortages in small and developing countries due to the shortage and depletion of non-renewable energy resources in the nature, and hence there is a need for the usage for the renewable energy which will help to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, global warming and help in the climate change which are the major threats in the future. Among all renewable energies, the solar energy is one of the biggest and eco-friendly energy generators to the world. However, since many years solar energy is being used but not in a complete effective way. The Photovoltaic Solar Systems (PSS) suffer from insufficient sunrays due to the orientation angle i.e., the sunrays are not able to be acquired by the solar panel after a certain period of time because, the solar panel is fixed in one direction and it cannot be moved as the sun rotates, due to which maximum utilization of energy does not occur. To overcome this challenge, a solar tracker has been designed which tracks the exact polar co-ordinates using the existing data and instructs the solar panel to rotate in the direction of sunlight so that the maximum energy can generate the electricity. Moreover, the Maximum Power Tracking (MPT) controller has been used to achieve the maximum energy storage without wasting the generated energy from the solar panel. KeywordsMaximum Power Tracking (MPT)Photovoltaic Solar System (PSS)Internet of Things (IoT)Line of symmetry