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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.11.294

Study on Solar Tracker Control Method using AC Motor and CdS Sensor  

Kim, Bo-Heon (Division of Computer Engineering, Kongju National University)
Kim, Hwang-Rae (Division of Computer Engineering, Kongju National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.11, 2016 , pp. 294-301 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the solar tracker has been used to improve the efficiency of solar energy. Solar tracking technologies are classified into the sensor-based method, the program-based method, and the hybrid method. Solar trackers using an AC motor and CdS sensor are low in cost, but the precision of the positions is low, owing to the inertia of the motor and the scattering of sunlight. To compensate for the low precision, we implement a CdS sensor module and propose an AC motor control method using error value. To evaluate the performance of the solar tracker, we implemented a solar water heater. From the experimental results, the solar tracker can achieve ${\pm}2mm$ accuracy for sun, can satisfy ${\pm}15mm$ as a limited error value, and provides a 32% performance enhancement in KSB8202 criteria.
Keywords
Solar energy; Solar tracker; CdS sensor; AC motor; Solar water heater;
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