Development of Time Controlled Based Solar Radiation Tracking System
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2017-06-17
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Journal of Science Technology Mathematics and Education (JOSTMED)
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The increase in daily use of electricity with limited in the amount of fossil fuel necessitated researches to explore other methods of producing energy. Many renewable sources of electricity are in existence, one of the cheapest, free and the most abundant renewable source of energy is the electricity generated from the sun. Electricity from solar radiation is environmentally friendly as it poses no harmful hazard to the surrounding. Today, radiation from the sun can be harnessed with the use of the photovoltaic material like the solar panel. It was observed that the sun direction keeps changing during the day as a result of the rotation of the earth and obtaining maximum amount of solar energy from a fixed solar panel cannot be totally achieved throughout the day. To this extend, a time controlled based solar radiation tracking system was developed. The developed system is capable of continuously changing the direction of sun module as the sun transverse the sky with the use of an intelligent fuzzy rules base on input variations. The performance of the tracking system when compared with the fixed solar device gave an output of 19.54% increase in voltage output.
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This paper addresses the growing demand for electricity and the limitations of fossil fuels by exploring solar energy as a renewable, abundant, and environmentally friendly alternative. It highlights the inefficiency of fixed solar panels in capturing maximum solar energy due to the sun’s changing position throughout the day. To overcome this limitation, the authors developed a time-controlled solar radiation tracking system that intelligently adjusts the orientation of solar modules using fuzzy logic based on input variations. Experimental results demonstrate that the tracking system significantly enhances energy capture, yielding a 19.54% increase in voltage output compared to a fixed solar panel.
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Maliki, D., Ibrahim I., Nuhu B. K., Abdullahi I. M., & Ajao, L. A. (2017). “Development of Time Controlled Based Solar Radiation Tracking System. Journal of Science Technology Mathematics and Education (JOSTMED), Vol. 13, No.2, pp 90-97.