Artificial Intelligence for Solar Photovoltaic Systems

8 Solar Tracking Technology to Harness the Green Energy

Ram Krishan, K. Anil Naik, and R. David Amar Raj

NIT Warangal

DOI: 10.1201/9781003222286-8

CONTENTS

• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Electrical Energy from Solar Cell
  • 8.2.1 Mathematical Conceptualization of PV Panel
  • 8.2.2 Modeling of Ideal Photovoltaic Cell
  • 8.2.3 Modeling of Practical/Real-Time Photovoltaic Cell
  • 8.2.4 Modeling of a Typical Sun Tracking System
  • 8.2.5 TLB Optimization-Based-Tuning of PID Controller
• 8.3 Solar Tracker System
  • 8.3.1 Components of a Solar Tracker System
• 8.4 Classification of Mechanical Tracking Systems
  • 8.4.1 Based on Driving Systems Employed
    • 8.4.1.1 Passive Solar Tracking (PST) System
    • 8.4.1.2 Active Solar Tracking (AST) System
  • 8.4.2 Based on the Degree of Freedom ...