Construction of a Dual Axis Solar Tracking with Solar Output Monitoring.

Abstract

The biggest crisis we are heading into is the climate change due to excessive use of fossil fuels and to overcome these issues, we have only one solution that is utilizing Renewable Energy. Renewable energy is a type of energy that is harnessed from the nature without causing ill effects to the environment. One of the most prominent kinds of renewable energy is solar energy. The output electrical energy depends on the amount of sunlight falling on the solar panel. Traditionally, solar panels are fixed and the movement of sun over the horizon means that the solar panel does not harness maximum energy most of the time. In order to maximize the power from the solar panel, the panel should face the sun all time. In Arduino based solar tracker arm with the help of LDR and servo motor is used to generate maximum power.