Energy Reports (Nov 2022)

Developing a dual axis photoelectric tracking module using a multi quadrant photoelectric device

  • Bharathi M.L.,
  • Vimal Bhatt,
  • V.V. Ravi Kumar,
  • Rajesh Jagdish Sharma,
  • Hemavathi S.,
  • Bhasker Pant,
  • Rajendra Prasad Arani,
  • T. Sathish,
  • V. Mohanavel

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8
pp. 1426 – 1439

Abstract

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To determine the distance, presence, or absence of the object by using a transmitter or photoelectric receiver the photoelectric device is used. The potential of a photovoltaic (PV) panel to produce power is roughly dependent on the intensity of sunlight falling on it. This study planned and constructed a dual-axis solar programmable logical controller (PLC) based automatic tracking system, as well as its management and signal conditioning. The suggested automated monitoring system regulates the elevation and orientation angles of solar panels to keep them transverse to the sun at all times. The capacity of the pouring source to right path the position of the sunlight is detracting for the proper functioning of warm excited lasers, which is an essential resource of absorbing light part of every 24 h. The current pursuing electronics, in another way, has poor strength and pursuing accuracy. To view the same issue, a photoelectric tracking system accompanying qual pivot is ingrained. The proposed system is based on the idiosyncratic multi quadrant photoelectric detector is implemented and a tracking scheme with a solar orbital method is included. The cosmic at fixed intervals monitoring device’s control design, in pair with the fine bringing into the harmony of the multi-one of four equal parts photoelectric indicator, substantially increases the effectiveness of the projected model. The pump source’s accurate positioning and tracking capabilities to the solar azimuth enable the pump source’s system reliability.

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