Title :
Full building of a sun tracker and control
Author :
Garcia, F. Javier ; Moya, Eduardo J. ; Cervero, Victor ; Lopez, David
Author_Institution :
ITAP, Univ. de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Abstract :
As a complement to the studies of industrial engineering, students have the opportunity of making projects to improve their practical knowledge. In this case a sun tracker was built and controlled using and Arduino microprocessor. The main objective is to build an experimental plant that could be used by the students to practice in control courses. This project has been successfully used in various courses in the educational programs of teaching automatic control.
Keywords :
control engineering education; educational courses; industrial engineering; microprocessor chips; solar absorber-convertors; teaching; Arduino microprocessor; automatic control teaching; control courses; educational program; industrial engineering; sun tracker; Control systems; Mathematical model; Microprocessors; Pulse width modulation; Resistance; Software packages; Sun; PID; PWM; Solar tracking; education;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation (MED), 2015 23th Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torremolinos
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2015.7158920
