• DocumentCode
    2884409
  • Title

    Development of an autonomous control system for solar tracking using a 4.5 m satellite communication dish as a sun sensor

  • Author

    Divekar, Ankur ; Kulkarni, Abhay ; Ananthakrishnan, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electronic Science, University of Pune, India
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    118
  • Lastpage
    120
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the in-house design and development of an autonomous control system for two axis simultaneous motion control of a 4.5m parabolic dish antenna as a sun sensor. The various design requirements and the design and implementation of various hardware and software components for fulfilling the requirements are described.
  • Keywords
    Sun sensor; autonomous control system; parabolic dish antenna; solar tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Physics and Technology of Sensors (ISPTS), 2012 1st International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Pune, India
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1040-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISPTS.2012.6260896
  • Filename
    6260896