Diy Solar Panel Auto Tracking System

Production from a dual axis solar tracker will be at least 140 higher than roof mounted solar panels.

Diy solar panel auto tracking system.

It is a system which places the solar panels high on a structure and tracks them toward the sun all day a technology which provides dual axis tracking so the bifacial solar panels always face directly to the sun. In the center of a piece of plywood or plastic mount a 1inch x 12 inch dowel. Solar tracking amplifications and details mother s solar tracking mechanism essentially can be called a small and very slow vapor engine. For solar panels control is best to use small motors with a suitable voltage and a maximum working current of 300 ma.

The circuit itself is very trivial with only a few parts. The solar panel tracking system project has two main components. As dennis has designed it the apparatus consists of. Dual axis solar tracker kit with 2 pcs linear actuators 12v system 169 99 description eco worthy s dual axis controller can control the dual axis linear actuator to make the solar panel to follow the sunlight keep the solar panel always face the sunlight.

A servo connection a microcontroller two ldr sensors and a simple power management circuit. Simply connect a storage battery to the quick connect wires and charge your storage battery. Check out my latest project. It has a solar charge controller an affordable solar tracking component and an actuator to pivot the solar panel.

If you want to track the solar light in the vertical plane you need to build a separate sun tracker circuit. Https youtu be yxqnydst9fw learn how to build this diy solar tracker by downloading the plans below. This solar tracker system is used for tracking the sun only in one plane the horizontal one.