Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2022, 11 October 2022, Medan, Indonesia

Research Article

Performance Analysis of Dynamic Systems Using Solar Trackers to Improve Solar Panel Efficiency

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325391,
        author={Denny  Haryanto Sinaga and Muhammad  Aulia Rahman Sembiring and Hasianna  Nopina Situmorang and Paulinson  Riki Marpaung and Arianto  Nixon Transferando Tambunan},
        title={Performance Analysis of Dynamic Systems Using Solar Trackers to Improve Solar Panel Efficiency},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Innovation in Education, Science and Culture, ICIESC 2022, 11 October 2022, Medan, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICIESC},
        year={2022},
        month={12},
        keywords={solar panel dynamic system solar tracker efficiency improvement},
        doi={10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325391}
    }
    
  • Denny Haryanto Sinaga
    Muhammad Aulia Rahman Sembiring
    Hasianna Nopina Situmorang
    Paulinson Riki Marpaung
    Arianto Nixon Transferando Tambunan
    Year: 2022
    Performance Analysis of Dynamic Systems Using Solar Trackers to Improve Solar Panel Efficiency
    ICIESC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-10-2022.2325391
Denny Haryanto Sinaga1,*, Muhammad Aulia Rahman Sembiring1, Hasianna Nopina Situmorang2, Paulinson Riki Marpaung1, Arianto Nixon Transferando Tambunan1
  • 1: Department of Electrical Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • 2: Department of Mechanical Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia, Indonesia
*Contact email: denny.sinaga@unimed.ac.id

Abstract

This paper presents the design and performance analysis of solar panel dynamic systems using a solar tracker to improve output power efficiency. The majority of the solar panels are still static, which results in inferior solar energy receiving. to create a perpendicular angle between the solar panels and the direction of the sun's rays in order to maximize the absorption of solar energy. By altering the time of the solar module, this research creates a prototype solar tracker that is capable of producing more energy overall than solar modules that are static. For automatic solar module storage, these prototypes used two light sensors are employed, along with an actuator and the controller. It is expected that by using this technology, solar energy usage can be maximized and a cost- effective electronic control system can be created.