Improving Photovoltaic Panel (PV) Efficiency via Two Axis Sun Tracking System

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Karam Abdulwahed Kashan
Fadhil Abbas M. Al-Qrimli

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In this paper two axis sun tracking method is used to absorb maximum power from the sun's rays on the solar panel via calculating the sun’s altitude and azimuth angles, which describe the solar position on the Iraqi capital Baghdad for the hours 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00 per day. The angles were calculated in an average approach within one month, so certain values were determined for each month. The daily energy achieved was calculated for the solar tracking method compared with the fixed tracking method. Designed, modeled and simulated a control circuit consisting of reference position truth table, PI Controller and two servomotors that tracked the sun position to adjust the PV panel perpendicular on the rays of the sun. The results obtained by a simulation software MATLAB/Simulink.

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“Improving Photovoltaic Panel (PV) Efficiency via Two Axis Sun Tracking System” (2020) Journal of Engineering, 26(4), pp. 123–140. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2020.04.09.
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“Improving Photovoltaic Panel (PV) Efficiency via Two Axis Sun Tracking System” (2020) Journal of Engineering, 26(4), pp. 123–140. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2020.04.09.

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