Design of a sun tracking system for solar panels

Τίτλος

Design of a sun tracking system for solar panels

Θέμα

Solar cells

Sun trackers

Solar energy

Δημιουργός

Androutsou, Maria A.

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1989

Συνεισφέρων

Tramountanellis, P.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

MED0011

Σύνοψη

This project deals with the design of a suntracking system for solar panels. Although in Cyprus the sun is shining at leas-t 10 months of the year during long and short sometimes periods every day, the efforts made for the utilization of solar energy are not those needed.
At the beginning of the project a presentation of the solar energy was done, then the main types of untracking systems were explained (especially the concentration systems that were studied for tracking abroad). Moreover a sun-tracking mechanism was developed which was designed properly, for doing fully tracking (E-W and N- S axis) using two D.C motors with low speeds. Also, a small description of the electrical control system was followed, for complete tracking. Finally, a cost estimation was done.
Really, this sun-tracking system is very useful in order to collect the maximum solar energy, especially in Cyprus where there is plenty sunshine!