• DocumentCode
    2991886
  • Title

    Sun Tracker: Design, Build and Test

  • Author

    Weibo Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    11-14 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2015 IEEE 81st
  • Conference_Location
    Glasgow
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7146115
  • Filename
    7146115
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2991886