A high power generation, low power consumption solar tracker

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Salsabila, Shafie, Suhaidi, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39224/1/A%20high%20power%20generation%2C%20low%20power%20consumption%20solar%20tracker.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39224/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This paper discusses the design, programming and results of a device that achieved low power consumption. The system has dual-axes tracking controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) using a formula which were pre-calculated using the altitude and azimuth of the sun. The designed solar trac...