The stepper motor outputs for our purposes we have chosen two 12v unipolar 4 phase 1 8degree per step bi directional stepper motors with a medium torque output.
Acceleration of solar panel moving with sun.
When solar panels are exposed to sunlight the angle at which the sun s rays meet the surface of the solar panel known as the angle of incidence determines how well the panel can convert the incoming light into electricity.
In reality however moving solar panels may not be the most practical choice for many homes and businesses.
The function of our control system is to move the solar panel in such a way as to keep the received light on each ldr in a pair about the same.
In addition to a fixed tilt two types of solar panel exist that can track the sun.
The force on a sail and the actual acceleration of the craft vary by the inverse square of distance from the sun unless extremely close to the sun and by the square of the cosine of the angle between the sail force vector and the radial from the sun so f f 0 cos 2 θ r 2 ideal sail where r is distance from the sun in au.
The longer they are aligned with the sun the more energy they can produce or at least that is the idea behind them.
The narrower the angle of incidence the more energy a photovoltaic panel can produce.
Very easy to make using only 4 piec.
Allows you to rotate your solar panels to always directly face the sun.
Diy solar panels that track the sun check out this video of a system designed by arizona man mike davis to have solar panels follow the sun across the sky.
Track the sun with a homemade swiveling platform.
Tracking systems move the panels throughout the day in order to keep them facing the sun.
Single axis trackers follow the sun over the course of a day typically tilting from east to west and dual axis.
If you want to dinamically adapt the position of the panel with the position fo the sun one good sensor is the panel itself doing mppt maximum power point tracking you can also measure the output power and do small movements of the panel to detect the changes in power and move it accordingly.
New location rules and regulations.