Arduino Solar Tracker Kit

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Arduino solar tracker kit.

In modern solar tracking systems the solar panels are fixed on a structure that moves according to the position of the sun. The dual axis solar tracker was designed as a project that integrated simple arduino programing and solar energy creation. Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors a light sensor consisting of four ldrs and arduino uno board. I m a student in belgium.

Circuit diagram the circuit design of solar tracker is simple but setting. I have a wide variety of interests. In modern solar tracking systems the solar panels are fixed on a structure that moves according to the position of the sun. The solar panel tracker is designed to follow the sun movement so that maximum light intensity hits on the solar panel thus increasing the power efficiency.

There is currently one version of the kit available with an. Let us design a solar tracker using two servo motors a light sensor consisting of four mini photocells and arduino uno board. The code essential measures the light intensity from both photo resistors it then compares the two to see which is receiving more light. In this project i am going to show you how to make a solar tracker using arduino nano.

The kit uses an arduino uno an arduino sensor shield two 9g metal gear servos and four light detecting resistors to achieve active tracking in real time. If the difference is greater than a small threshold then the arduino tells the servo to move in that direction to direct the panel towards the light source. Here is the link to download the solar tracker code. Since solar energy is renewable it is a good power source especially for developing countries.