• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.392-402
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• 2020

This paper proposes a solar tracking system without photo-sensors. The system can be classified into four modules: Solar Tracking, MPPT, ESS, and Real-Time Monitoring. Nine solar panels, as a basic unit, are adopted with grid structures of different heights to reduce wind influence and to enable solar tracking without photo-sensors. The low-cost MCU implements MPPT method which generates PWM switching signal for boost converter. The unit of ESS consists of three-series and four-parallel lithium-ion batteries in order to enable monitoring for abnormalities in temperature and electrical characteristics of battery. Four MCUs used in the system consists of two AVR Atmega128, and two Raspberry PI, and they exchanges operation informations. Experimental results of the proposed system show the solar tracking performance, the possibility of on-site and remote monitoring and the convenience of maintenance based on IoT technology.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.87-88
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 새로운 태양광 추적 시스템을 제안한다. 일반적으로 기존 감지식 태양광 추적 시스템은 광 센서를 이용하여 태양위치를 추적하는 방식으로 이루어 진다. 제안하는 시스템은 광 센서를 제거한 후 여러 개의 태양광 패널 각각 발전량을 비교하여 태양위치를 추적한다. 이러한 방법은 기존 태양광 추적 시스템의 많은 단점을 보완할 수 있다. 제안된 방법은 프로토 타입을 통해 검증하였다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.664-671
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• 2018

Generally, conventional solar tracking systems employ irradiance sensors to track a sun position, which enables the system to generate maximum solar energy. The usage of irradiance sensors increases system costs and deteriorates the performance of systems from sensor malfunctions. In this paper, a new solar tracking system without irradiance sensors has been proposed in which the controller capable of controlling and monitoring remotely is based on Artik platform. The proposed system tracks the sun position by comparing the amount of currents from several solar panels, resulting in removing irradiance sensors. In order to verify the performance of the proposed solar tracking method, the 12[V]-20[W] prototype system is built and implemented. Since the proposed system has remote monitoring functions through the employment of Artik as the IoT platform, more advantages in installation, maintenance and expanded functionality can be obtained compared to the conventional solar tracking system.