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This document describes a solar panel tracking system that automatically orients the solar panel towards the sun using an Arduino microcontroller. It uses two light dependent resistors (LDRs) to sense the direction of incoming sunlight and control a DC motor via an H-bridge driver to pivot the panel accordingly. The system was developed by Wine Yard Technologies to maximize solar energy collection for applications like emergency lighting, water heating, and more. It has addresses the need for efficient solar power generation by enabling continuous sun-tracking throughout the day and year.

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Wyard 10

This document describes a solar panel tracking system that automatically orients the solar panel towards the sun using an Arduino microcontroller. It uses two light dependent resistors (LDRs) to sense the direction of incoming sunlight and control a DC motor via an H-bridge driver to pivot the panel accordingly. The system was developed by Wine Yard Technologies to maximize solar energy collection for applications like emergency lighting, water heating, and more. It has addresses the need for efficient solar power generation by enabling continuous sun-tracking throughout the day and year.

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The Design and Implementation of maximum power tracking
system by automatic control of solar panel direction according
to the sun direction (Model Sunflower) Using ARDUINO

Technical Specifications
Title of the project : The Design and Implementation of
maximum power tracking system by automatic control of
solar panel direction according to the sun direction (Model
Sunflower) Using ARDUINO
Domain : Renewable Energy Management, Embedded
Design, Energy System
Software : Embedded C, ARDUINO IDE
Microcontroller : ATMega8 / 168 / 328
Power Supply : +5V, 750mA Regulated Power Supply
Display : 16 X 2 Alphanumeric LCD
Crystal : 16MHz
Applications : Emergency lighting, water heaters, Hotels,
Hostels and House hold applications and
Industrial applications
Developed By : M/S Wine Yard Technologies
Phone : 040-6464 6363
Website : www.WineYard.in








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Hyderabad: Tarakarama Estates, 2
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ABSTRACT

Solar energy systems have emerged as a viable source of renewable energy over the past
two or three decades, and are now widely used for a variety of industrial and domestic
applications. Such systems are based on a solar collector, designed to collect the suns
energy and to convert it into either electrical power or thermal energy. In general, the
power developed in such applications depends fundamentally upon the amount of solar
energy captured by the collector, and thus the problem of developing tracking schemes
capable of following the trajectory of the sun throughout the course of the day on a year-
round basis has received significant coverage in this project. In Aden city (Yemen), the
improvement in the performance of a solar cooker during summer was found to be as
much as 40% for higher elevation angle and 70% for lower elevation angle, based on the
developed tracking algorithms. Moreover, it was shown that the amount of solar energy
captured by a tilted collector could be increased by more than 40% by adjusting the tilt
angle on a seasonal basis.

This project is designed with ATMega8 / 168 / 328 MCU. Two LDRs are used to
monitor the solar light condition. These LDR output is interfaced to Microcontroller
through transistor. The controller continuously checks the voltage level of the LDRs and
operates the motor to face the panel to maximum level of intensity. The day / night
condition is also monitored by these two LDRs to disable the tracking in night condition.
The motor is driven by H-bridge.

This project uses regulated 12V, 500mA power supply. 7805 three terminal voltage
regulator is used for voltage regulation. Bridge type full wave rectifier is used to rectify
the ac out put of secondary of 230/12V step down transformer.







WYARD10 www.wineyard.in
Hyderabad: Tarakarama Estates, 2
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Left Lane Opp RS Brothers, Ameerpet, Hyderabad 500073
Vijayawada: 4
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Floor, White House, Opp All India Radio, MG Road, Vijayawada 520010
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BLOCK DIAGRAM:











ATMega8 /
168 / 328

16 X 2 LCD
H Bridge
Driver
DC
Motor
Contrast
Control

Crystal
Reset
Transistor
Switching
Circuit

High
Sensitive
LDR
Mechanical
Coupling to
Solar Panel
Power supply to all sections

Step
down
T/F
Bridge
Rectifier
Filter
Circuit
Regulator
Rechargeabl
e Battery

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