Development of a Solar Panel Control Strategy for Tracking Maximum Power Generation / Desenvolvimento de uma estratégia de controlo de painéis solares para rastrear a produção máxima de energia

Authors

  • Aurélio Gouvêa de Melo Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
  • Milena Faria Pinto
  • Alessandro R. L. Zachi
  • Camile A. Moraes
  • Cleberson L. A. Melo
  • Marcos G. L. Moura

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv7n2-488

Keywords:

Solar tracker, Microcontroller electronics, Solar energy, PID controller.

Abstract

The solar panel is an essential energy conversion component of photovoltaic (PV) systems, an indispensable key for converting clean and sustainable solar energy into electricity. Over the last few years, there has been a growing demand for renewable sources due to sustainable development and global warming.  Therefore, this work  describes  the  prototype  of an electronic supervision and control system  for  the  orientation  of  a  bench  solar  panel. The developed tracker prototype has as its core an electronic circuit based on a commercial microcontroller model Tennsy 3.0, within which the control algorithm is embedded. In addition to the controller, a supervisory software was developed to monitor solar cells’ status in real-time. The supervisory showed the angle of the solar plate and values of luminosity and acquired power. Simulations results were presented to show that the amount of energy generated can   reach 37 %.

 

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2021-02-23

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de Melo, A. G., Pinto, M. F., Zachi, A. R. L., Moraes, C. A., Melo, C. L. A., & Moura, M. G. L. (2021). Development of a Solar Panel Control Strategy for Tracking Maximum Power Generation / Desenvolvimento de uma estratégia de controlo de painéis solares para rastrear a produção máxima de energia. Brazilian Journal of Development, 7(2), 18691–18707. https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv7n2-488

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