Design and Analysis of Dual Axes Tracking System for Solar Photovoltaic Modules

  Hema Venkatesh Bezawada,  A.S.Sekhar,  K.S. Reddy

solar energy has a large potential to become the fuel of the future. The challenge however remains to effectively capture the available solar energy and efficiently convert the captured solar energy into electrical energy. The project is a definitive attempt to explore the opportunities in effectively capturing the solar energy by designing a mechanical system and support structure to rotate a set of photo voltaic modules which are capable of generating 1 kWh electricity. Large scale solar power generation is the broad framework of the current problem statement. Literature review reveals that tracking the sun in both the directions can improve the power output by 25 to 30 percent. This improvement can play a vital role in adapting the solar power as the major power generating source, as it opens the scenario of large scale grid connected power generation. Within this framework, the present study aims to design a solar tracking system and its support structure that can allow the photovoltaic solar panels, which are capable of generating 1 kWh electrical energy to efficiently absorb solar radiation, thereby improving the electric output from the structure. The system has to track the sun in both directions, withstand the dynamic loads viz. wind loads, remain safe in most adverse conditions and possess the ease of assembly and manufacturability.

Keywords- Renewable Energy, Solar Photo Voltaic Modules, Dual Axes Solar Tracking, Slew Bearing

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1403044
Page Number(s) - 3181-3189
Pubished in - Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Sept 2014
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Hema Venkatesh Bezawada,  A.S.Sekhar,  K.S. Reddy,   "Design and Analysis of Dual Axes Tracking System for Solar Photovoltaic Modules ", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.2, Issue 3, pp.3181-3189, Sept 2014, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1403044.pdf