Design of two axis solar tracker based on optoelectrical tracking using hybrid fuga controller

Imam Abadi*, Erma Hakim Setyawan, D. R. Pramesrani

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Abstract

One of solutions to optimize the output power of solar panel is to add solar tracker system in solar panel. Solar tracker is a system that can move a solar panel to follow the direction of the sun to always perpendicular to the sun. The solar tracker system consists of sensors, controller, DC motors and solar panel. Two-axis active solar tracker system uses LDR sensors to capture the light intensity received by solar panel, it uses 4 sensors representing the North, South, East and West direction. Solar panel moves at two directions: yaw and pitch. This research uses fuzzy controller which is optimized by genetic algorithm. The test results show that the hybrid fuzzy genetic algorithm control system can be applied to active two-axis solar tracker system with the best performance index using 3 membership functions. Pitch angle at 70° has performance index rise time (tr) 0.23 s, settling time (ts) 1.05 s, maximum overshoot (Mov) 0%, error steady state (ess) 0.02%, and yaw angle at 80° has performance index tr = 5.37 s, ts = 22.16 s, Mov = 0% and ess = 0.1%. Increased energy efficiency generated by mobile active solar tracker is 62.15%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technology, NUSYS 2019
EditorsZainah Md Zain, Hamzah Ahmad, Dwi Pebrianti, Mahfuzah Mustafa, Nor Rul Hasma Abdullah, Rosdiyana Samad, Maziyah Mat Noh
PublisherSpringer
Pages1243-1263
Number of pages21
ISBN (Print)9789811552809
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event11th National Technical Symposium on Unmanned System Technology, NUSYS 2019 - Kuantan, Malaysia
Duration: 2 Dec 20193 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume666
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference11th National Technical Symposium on Unmanned System Technology, NUSYS 2019
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuantan
Period2/12/193/12/19

Keywords

  • Active solar tracker
  • Fuzzy logic controller
  • Genetic algorithm
  • Solar tracker

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