DocumentCode
1580684
Title
Design and implementation of dual axis solar tracker based on solar maps
Author
Elagib, S.B. ; Osman, N.H.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Dept. of Electr. & Electron., Univ. of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
fYear
2013
Firstpage
697
Lastpage
699
Abstract
This paper describes the design and development of a Microcontroller based solar tracking system, based on solar maps, which can predict the exact apparent position of the Sun, by the latitude´s location, it also covers the solar tracking mechanical structure together with the associated electronic circuits.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; Sun; microcontrollers; solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; tracking; Sun; dual axis solar tracker; electronic circuits; latitude location; microcontroller based solar tracking system; solar maps; solar tracking mechanical structure; Accuracy; Azimuth; DC motors; Global Positioning System; Servomotors; Sun; Tracking; dual-axis; microcontroller; servo motor; solar maps; sun position algorithm; sun tracker;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computing, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICCEEE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Khartoum
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-6231-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCEEE.2013.6634025
Filename
6634025
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