DocumentCode
170929
Title
Design of a sun tracking automaton for photovoltaic panels with low concentration of solar radiation
Author
Alboteanu, Laurentiu ; Ravigan, Florin ; Novac, Alexandru
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electromech., Univ. of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
fYear
2014
fDate
23-25 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
It is known as photovoltaic (PV) panels have a low energy efficiency. A solution of increasing energy efficiency consists in use of sunlight concentrating elements equipped with automatic tracking systems. This paper presents aspects of designing an automaton for PV panels tracking system fitted with low sunlight concentrating elements.
Keywords
Sun; energy conservation; solar cells; solar radiation; automatic tracking systems; energy efficiency; photovoltaic panels; solar radiation; sun tracking automaton design; sunlight concentrating elements; Automata; Educational institutions; Electronic circuits; Microcontrollers; Photovoltaic systems; Sun; Low Concetrating Photovoltaic (LCPV); automation; microcontroller; sun tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Applied and Theoretical Electricity (ICATE), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Craiova
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICATE.2014.6972607
Filename
6972607
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