• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.128-135
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• 2010

This paper introduces step by step procedures for the fabrication and operation of an embedded solar tracker. The system presented consists of application software, compactRIO, C-series interface module, analogue input module, step drive, step motor, feedback devices and other accessories to support its functional stability. CompactRIO that has a real-tim processor allows the solar tracker to be a stand-alone real time system which operates automatically without any external control. An astronomical method and an optical method were used for a high-precision solar tracker. CdS sensors are used to constantly generate feedback signals to the controller, which allow a solar tracker to track the sun even under adverse conditions. The database of solar position and sunrise and sunset time was compared with those of those of the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The results presented here clearly demonstrate the high-accuracy of the present system in solar tracking, which are applicable to many existing solar systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10c
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• pp.180-181
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• 2008

태양광발전 추적시스템은 태양이 항상 법선을 이루면서 태양전지 모듈에 입사되게 하는 방법으로 태양광발전시스템의 발전 효율을 향상하기 위해서는 정확하게 태양을 추적하기 위한 시스템이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 One-sensor방식을 채택하여 기능성을 그대로 유지하고, Sensor의 수를 감소시켜 비용을 절감하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.737-741
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• 2001

An illumination system by using sun light is optimally designed. The developing system consists of main controler for sun tracking, Cds sensor module, and light translation system based on optical fiber. A sun tracking algorithm is designed in such away that the illumination system stand with straight angle to the direction of sun within $\pm$2$^{\circ}$as permissible tolerance. To show the validity of the developed system, several experiments will be illustrated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.414-418
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• 2009

In this paper, a solar power tracking method using the solar cells is proposed, which has 3 solar cell located at an interval of $60^{\circ}$ in azimuth so that the sunlight may almost be perpendicular to the solar cells without excessive mechanical operation. Compared with the solar cell voltages in each azimuth, there is the highest voltage in time interval. As a results, this solar cell system achieve higher relative efficiency of $1.6{\sim}11.5%$ than fixed solar cell system. Therefore, it is verifying that this solar cell tracking system obtain more relative efficiency than fixed solar cell system for aid to navigation.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.54-63
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• 2007

This paper is proposed a novel method that computed approximately maximum power of photovoltaic system and solar tracking method. Proposed novel is linear reoriented coordinates method(LRCM), this paper is proposed new mathematical dynamic model using LRMC and DC dynamic equation. LRCM has the advantage that is decreased calculating time, decides optimal voltage and maximum power that generates continually. Furthermore solar tracking method is improved over 50[%] photovoltaic efficiency than fixed method. This paper is proposed MPPT using LRCM and solar tracking method using program method that is adequate domestic conditions, prove verify of proposed method through experiment.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.39-46
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• 2009

Heliostat, as a mirror system tracking the sun's movement, is the most important subsystem determining the efficiency of solar thermal power plant. Thus the accurate sun tracking performance under the various hazardous operating condition, is required. This study presents a methodology of development of the solar ray tracing technique and the application of it in the analysis of sun tracking error due to the heliostat geometrical errors. The geometrical errors considered here are the azimuth axis tilting error and the elevation axis tilting error. We first analyze the geometry of solar ray reflected from the heliostat. Then the point on the receiver, where the solar ray reflected from the heliostat is landed, is computed and compared with the original intended point, which represents the sun tracking error. The result obtained shows that the effect of geometrical error on the sun tracking performance is varying with time(season) and the heliostat location. It also shows that the heliostat located near the solar tower has larger sun tracking error than that of the heliostat located farther.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.131-133
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• 2015

일반적으로, 태양광 발전은 최대한 오랜 시간 많은 양의 태양광을 받을 수 있는 방법이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 태양광 수집 량을 높이기 위해 태양 전지판에 매트릭스 형태로 배치된 광센서의 조도차를 이용한 자동 태양광 추적 및 충전 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 날씨 및 주변 환경의 조도 간섭 등과 같은 환경 상태정보를 광센서로부터 획득한 조도 정보와 함께 태양의 방향을 추적하기 위한 알고리즘에 적용한다. 본 시스템을 통해 사용자는 좁은 공간에서도 최대한의 태양광을 집적할 수 있으며, 적은 비용으로 효율성 있는 태양광 발전 시스템을 구축 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.377-385
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• 2017

The solar cell need the characteristic interpreting because the solar cell changes greatly according to the isolation, temperature and load in the photovoltaic development. Moreover, to get many energy in photovoltaic development need the position tracking of the sun according to the environment change. Also, The solar cells should be operated at the maximum power point. In this paper, I used microprocessor and sensor and designed to improve the efficiency of the photovoltaic system the photovoltaic position tracker device, and compared the normal photovoltaic system of fixed form with the photovoltaic system of solar position tracked form. Moreover, compared the catalogue of solar cell module and the simulation through a mathematics modelling with the solar cell's characteristic interpreting and composed an power conversion system with boost converter and voltage source inverter. Used the constant voltage control method for maximum power point tracking in boost converter control and, used the SPWM(Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation) control method in inverter control. The result was less then 5% when compared the catalogue of solar cell module and the simulation through a mathematics modelling. The boost rate of boost converter was similar to 167 % with the simulation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.212-217
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• 2020

The PV power generation system is a comprehensive system that transmits the power generated through a PV panel to a grid connection and is composed of a solar panel, a structure, and an inverter grid connection system. One technology to increase the amount of power generated involves changing the incident angle of sunlight. This study examined the structure and control of a single-axis tracking PV system that increases the amount of power generated by changing the incident angle. The core content is a single-axis control system and technology configured to rotate the solar structure in the east-west direction around the north-south axis. A solar structure that follows the sun from sunrise to sunset in the east-west direction needs to secure structural stability and solar tracking control performance. A single-axis tracking system can generate up to 25% more power.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.191-196
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• 2014

The solar water heating system is one of the seven green campus items installed at the Gangneung campus of Gangneung-Wonju National University. The solar water heating system has two types of solar collectors, four storage tanks and monitoring equipment. Fixed and azimuth-tracking solar collectors were installed to collect heat from the sun. The amount of heat collected by the two different types of solar collectors was calculated from the temperature of the monitored storage tanks. Our results showed that the amount of solar heat collected by the azimuth-tracking solar collector was 19% greater on a sunny day and 23% greater on a rainy day than that collected by the fixed solar collector; therefore, the azimuth-tracking solar collectors are, on an average, 21% more efficient than the fixed solar collectors.