Evaluating multi-axes sun-tracking system at different modes of operation in Jordan
✍ Scribed by Mazen M. Abu-Khader; Omar O. Badran; Salah Abdallah
- Book ID
- 104091245
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 413 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1364-0321
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✦ Synopsis
A concise overview on recent research work on sun-tracking system is presented. Also, an experimental investigation on the effect of using multi-axes sun-tracking systems on the electrical generation of a flat photovoltaic system (FPVS) was carried out to evaluate its performance under Jordanian climate. Multi-axes (N-S, E-W, vertical) electromechanical sun-tracking system was designed and constructed. The measured variables were compared with that at fixed axis. It was found that there was an overall increase of about 30-45% in the output power for the North-South axes (N-S)-tracking system compared to the fixed PV system. Also, it was found that the N-S axes sun tracking is the optimum.