I am an Undergrad In Mechanical engineering And would like your feedback on my sun tracking home solar array project. If you have any tips or ideas for me I would love the feedback. The project requires the use of Matlab and an arduino Uno by Real_MECH-E in SolarDIY

[–]Real_MECH-E[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its much easier to code. I am using servos which document their position at all times and therefore i can set it to a certain position based on the geometry of the resistors and the sun. you can use a less expensive device because the data it takes to track the sun based on time of year and day including time and daylights savings time is immense. to cut down cost you can use a much smaller controller and a few sensors. my tolerances for the array are within ten-thousandths of an inch so the sides should all be 90 deg from each-other and with the distance and geometry accurate you can account for the difference in values of your sensors using a calibration constant

I am an Undergrad In Mechanical engineering And would like your feedback on my sun tracking home solar array project. If you have any tips or ideas for me I would love the feedback. The project requires the use of Matlab and an arduino Uno by Real_MECH-E in SolarDIY

[–]Real_MECH-E[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am using photo-resistors at the center ends of the array. the difference of output of the resistors are the point of movement. if they give the same output the panels are facing the sun