Kinematic synthesis and analysis of a watt II six-bar linkage for the design and validation of an open loop solar tracking mechanism

• Main Authors: Del Rosario, Aaron Jules R., Ubando, Aristotle T., Culaba, Alvin B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Kinematics; Automatic tracking; Solar system—Motion in space; Energy Systems; Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/115; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/1114/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Tracking mechanisms were found to improve the performance of solar renewable energy systems that contribute to energy sustainability and security. However, the commonly used closed-loop solar trackers require sophisticated equipment that leads to high upfront costs and energy consumption. The litera...