SOLAR PANEL WITH SOLAR TRACKING DEVICE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ELECTRICAL POWER

Abstract

The goal of this project is to use Arduino to design and build a solar tracker system that
automatically adjusts to the sun's position during the day in order to extract the greatest possible
energy for use in solar-powered devices.The difficulty of balancing energy production and
consumption has grown in recent years. Optimizing solar energy use is the greatest option for
resolving this unbalanced equation. To maximize solar energy production, solar panels must be
placed in direct sunlight. With a stationary solar panel, the strength of the sun's rays vary throughout
the day. Changing the orientation of the solar panel increases the amount of energy it collects from
the sun.A few light sensors and a motorized mechanism to turn the panel toward the sun make up
this project. The motor and light detection are handled using an Arduino-based control system. There
are no breaks in the operation of this system.The project's primary controller is an Arduino uno
microcontroller, to which a series of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) and a servo motor have been
connected via a control panel. The microcontroller receives data from the LDR sensors about the
direction of the sun, processes the data, and directs the servo motor to move the solar panel. The
battery stores this solar power for later use. The system is battery-operated. Embedded C, a very
effective programming language, is used to instruct the Microcontroller