TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechatronic design and implementation of a two axes sun tracking photovoltaic system driven by a robotic sensor
AU - Flores-Hernández, D. A.
AU - Palomino-Resendiz, S.
AU - Lozada-Castillo, N.
AU - Luviano-Juárez, A.
AU - Chairez, I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - In the study presented in this paper, the problem of the design and implementation of a two-axis sun tracking system was addressed by applying a set of two robotic systems, one for the automatic orientation of the photovoltaic modules and the second for providing the reference trajectory (robotic sensor). The design methodology was based on mechatronic concepts, in particular the VDI 2206 standard, according to which the system is divided into interconnected modules to be designed, validated, and integrated. This approach provides an efficient energy collection system in terms of the mechanism, instrumentation system, energy supply, and automatic trajectory tracking control. Experimental results illustrate the behavior of the proposed system, which achieves a better performance than fixed systems, as well as one-axis tracking mechanisms.
AB - In the study presented in this paper, the problem of the design and implementation of a two-axis sun tracking system was addressed by applying a set of two robotic systems, one for the automatic orientation of the photovoltaic modules and the second for providing the reference trajectory (robotic sensor). The design methodology was based on mechatronic concepts, in particular the VDI 2206 standard, according to which the system is divided into interconnected modules to be designed, validated, and integrated. This approach provides an efficient energy collection system in terms of the mechanism, instrumentation system, energy supply, and automatic trajectory tracking control. Experimental results illustrate the behavior of the proposed system, which achieves a better performance than fixed systems, as well as one-axis tracking mechanisms.
KW - Mechatronic design
KW - Photovoltaic systems
KW - Robotic systems
KW - Solar tracking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85030723211&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2017.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2017.09.014
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0957-4158
VL - 47
SP - 148
EP - 159
JO - Mechatronics
JF - Mechatronics
ER -