Dual Axis Solar Tracker Using Embedded Systems

Authors- Buduru Swarna bharathi, Pudi Bhavya Sri, M Chandana Priya, Shaik Ayza Hania, Nellepalli Bhuvaneswari

Abstract-– Solar power is at the forefront of that change as the world moves to cleaner energy sources. However, regular solar panels aren’t mobile. As they’re fixed in one place, they can’t follow the sun across the sky as it moves across the sky. This means that the panels will be less efficient at capturing sunlight, and will therefore miss out on opportunities for doing so. With a dual-axis solar tracker, we are trying to fix that problem. We used an embedded system based on an Arduino Uno to build a tracker that moves the solar panel side to side and up and down, maintaining always its position regarding the sun. Sensors enable the tracker to know where the sun is, and based on that, the panel’s position is moved around throughout the day. The result? A regular fixed solar panel showed us that we got a massive increase on how much energy the panel could capture. It’s simple, cheap, and proves how much opportunity there is to use smart tech to squeeze more out of solar power.

DOI: /10.61463/ijset.vol.13.issue2.331