Title :
Sun Tracker: Design, Build and Test
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a sun tracker based on an Arduino microcontroller. The main parts of the solar tracker are a photovoltaic panel, a stepper motor and a GPS module. The basic functions and calculations are described, together with demonstration tests of the stepper motor and the GPS module.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; microcontrollers; solar cell arrays; solar power stations; stepping motors; tracking; Arduino microcontroller; GPS module; photovoltaic panel; stepper motor; sun tracker; Global Positioning System; Microprocessors; Mirrors; Power supplies; Solar energy; Sun; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2015 IEEE 81st
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
DOI :
10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7146115
