A simple and efficient sun tracking mechanism using programmable logic controller1

作     者：Samanta, Akash Dutta, Arindam Neogi, Subhasis 

作者机构：Westbengal University of Technology India Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management India School of Energy studies Jadavpur University India 

出 版 物：《Applied Solar Energy (English translation of Geliotekhnika)》 (Appl Sol Energy)

年 卷 期：2012年第48卷第3期

页      面：218-227页

核心收录：

学科分类：080703[工学-动力机械及工程] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0811[工学-控制科学与工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Programmable logic controllers 

摘      要：To increase the unit area illumination of solar ray on PV panel, it is required to track the sun throughout the day. So to reach the goal various type of sun tracking mechanism is already developed but in this paper we designed two different types of sun tracking mechanism: single axis and dual axis tracking using programmable logic controller (PLC) as it has numbers of unique advantages like-it is faster, reliable, requires less maintenance and reprogrammable. A comparative study between those two systems is also presented in this paper. The whole system has been designed and tested using GE, FANUC PLC. © Allerton Press, Inc., 2012.