Development and Implementation of a Dual Axes Solar Tracking Charging System

Solar tracker, Classification of solar tracking system, Photovoltaic effect, Azimuth microcontroller, Application of Solar panel.

Authors

  • Chukwuagu M. I. Caritas University Amoriji Nike, Emene, Enugu and Nnamidi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Nigeria.
  • Aneke E.C. Caritas University Amoriji Nike, Emene, Enugu and Nnamidi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Nigeria.
January 25, 2023

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The poor state of the energy situation in Nigeria has been impacting very negatively on the life of the people, paralyzing industrial and manifesting machinery and stultifying economic growth of country. The paper overviews the development and implementation and drive system techniques that cover application of solar panel, the solar tracking system can be classified into two categories namely are classification based on nature of motion and classification based on freedom of motion. The paper described the various designed components of the tracking systems. However, the proposed average voltage with tracking system outperformed the average voltage without tacking of both in photovoltaic and LDRs output. The average voltage without tracking system is 9.27V and average voltage with tracking system is 12V. The average voltage with tracking system outperformed the average voltage without tracking system by 2.73V. This show that the average voltage with tracking system achieved better result than the voltage without tracking system, finally the percentage increase is 22.7%.