A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker

This conference paper was presented in the 3rd International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, ICDRET 2014; Dhaka; Bangladesh; 29 May 2014 through 31 May 2014 [© 2014 IEEE] The conference paper's definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.201...

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Autori principali:	Moniruzzaman, H. M., Patwary, Munia, Rahman, Mosaddequr
Altri autori:	Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University
Natura:	Conference paper
Lingua:	English
Pubblicazione:	© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017
Soggetti:	Electricity Microcontroller Photovoltaic systems Solar energy Solar tracker
Accesso online:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861671

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spelling	10361-74972018-07-25T10:44:43Z A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker Moniruzzaman, H. M. Patwary, Munia Rahman, Mosaddequr Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University Electricity Microcontroller Photovoltaic systems Solar energy Solar tracker This conference paper was presented in the 3rd International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, ICDRET 2014; Dhaka; Bangladesh; 29 May 2014 through 31 May 2014 [© 2014 IEEE] The conference paper's definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861671 In this work, a detailed performance analysis of a three level solar panel system intended for its use in urban residential areas is carried out. The system consists of three panels fitted with automated solar tracker and mounted in a rack one above another at a fixed distance from each other to minimize the floor area while shifted horizontally from each other by half the panel width to avoid shading of the lower panels. Calculation shows that the proposed three level panel system can harness 18 - 64 % more energy than the three conventional single level fixed panel systems with 33% less area. An automated microcontroller controlled solar tracker is also developed for the proposed system to track the sun. Microcontroller calculates the sunrise and sunset times on each day using a set of equations and sends signal to the controlling motors to rotate the panels at a predetermined time intervals by a fixed angle to track the sun. Rotating the panels at some fixed time interval rather than on a continuous basis will minimize the energy consumption. The proposed system is easy to construct and implement, takes less floor space and will be effective for urban areas where not only electricity is in short supply, availability of roof top space to install solar panels is also very limited. Published 2017-01-04T04:18:47Z 2017-01-04T04:18:47Z 2014-07 Conference paper Moniruzzaman, H. M., Patwary, M., & Rahman, M. (2014). A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker. Paper presented at the Proceedings of 2014 3rd International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, ICDRET 2014 978-984337867-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861671 en http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6861671/ © 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
institution	Brac University
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language	English
topic	Electricity Microcontroller Photovoltaic systems Solar energy Solar tracker
spellingShingle	Electricity Microcontroller Photovoltaic systems Solar energy Solar tracker Moniruzzaman, H. M. Patwary, Munia Rahman, Mosaddequr A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
description	This conference paper was presented in the 3rd International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology, ICDRET 2014; Dhaka; Bangladesh; 29 May 2014 through 31 May 2014 [© 2014 IEEE] The conference paper's definite version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861671
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author	Moniruzzaman, H. M. Patwary, Munia Rahman, Mosaddequr
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title	A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
title_short	A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
title_full	A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
title_fullStr	A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
title_full_unstemmed	A three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
title_sort	three level solar panel system with an automated solar tracker
publisher	© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
publishDate	2017
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861671
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