Turn Solar Panels To Follow The Sun

A team from the solar energy research institute of singapore which was sponsored by the national university of singapore developed the new solution which combines what are called bifacial solar panels with single axis tracking technology that tilts the panels so they can follow the sun researchers said.

Turn solar panels to follow the sun. How to create a solar panel that tracks the sun although this guide shows how to create a control system to make a solar panel track the sun its main purpose is to show how to write your own program for a pc to read analogue inputs and then control stepper motors according to your requirements. In a new study published in the journal joule on tuesday scientists put forth a way to boost that percentage even higher. In large solar generating plants in the deserts there are rows and rows of photovoltaic panels lined up like umbrellas on a new jersey beach that do indeed track the sun. They determined that this combination of technologies produces almost 35 more energy on average than immobile single panel photovoltaic systems while reducing the cost of electricity by an average of 16.

They typically do this with a complicated mix of controllers sensors and motors. Qbotix a startup company in menlo park calif thinks it has a better way. How dual axis solar panels work. Solar power systems with double sided bifacial solar panels which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one and single axis tracking technology that tilts the panels so they can follow the sun are the most cost effective to date researchers report june 3rd in the journal joule.

Track the sun with a homemade swiveling platform. Bifacial or two sided solar panels basically what their name implies they collect sunlight from two sides instead of one. Allows you to rotate your solar panels to always directly face the sun. As such the principles learned here pave the way.

Aug 20 2013 this content is imported from youtube. Follow the sun capture all of the day s solar potential and generate the most energy with allearth dual axis solar trackers. Check out this video of a system designed by arizona man mike davis to have solar panels follow the sun across the sky. Very easy to make using only 4 piec.