Renewable energy: development of a solar tracker system for PV plants

Abstract

Solar energy, amongst other renewable sources still stands out as one of the rosy sources of energy due to its inexhaustible capacity, its cost free and totally environmentally friendly. Conversion of solar energy is through the optimization of Photovoltaic panels (PV), which is not really a new concept. However, though solar possesses these desirable qualities, there still lays a challenge of getting the best out of the systems. Low efficiency of renewable sources serves as a limitation to advance their potential. One of the ways to improve the efficiency of solar energy is through the development and integration of solar tracker system. A solar tracker is a mechanism developed to follow and track the sun’s trajectory by focusing the PV panel’s perpendicular to the beam of sun rays.