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An Investigation on the Outcomes of Rail-Based Solar Tracking System Incorporating Minimum Torque Condition for Increasing the Photovoltaic Energy Capture on Sunny Days

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The effectiveness of each solar-operated system mostly depends upon its orientation with respect to sunbeams, and for this, there do plethora of system exist, but as per the ecological and geometrical circumstances, the efficiency of conventional systems varies, and for the reason that, the overall yield is deteriorated. It has known that an external energy source is essential for driving the solar tracking unit. Somehow, if one could minimize or dispense with this external energy source, the effectiveness of the photovoltaic panel would increase. An approach is made to develop the rail-based solar tracking system, which could dispense the external energy source by incorporating minimum torque condition. This study comprises an investigational corroboration of a perception to be used in optimum tracking stratagem during the sunny days in India. The work also insights experimental and simulation studies of incident sun insolation and energy yield of PV module in different conformations. The data analysis was performed for the city of Vasad (22.5° N, 73.1° E). The study outcomes obtained here have corroborated the method that employs the perception of “rail-based solar tracking incorporating the minimum torque condition” to determine feasibility of the scheme. The outcomes of this paper may aid as valuable consideration for upcoming solar energy usages.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Neotech Institute of Technology, Vadodara, 390022, GJ, India

    Arun A. Yadav

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, 388306, GJ, India

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Yadav, A.A., V Ramana, P. (2020). An Investigation on the Outcomes of Rail-Based Solar Tracking System Incorporating Minimum Torque Condition for Increasing the Photovoltaic Energy Capture on Sunny Days. In: Bhoi, A., Sherpa, K., Kalam, A., Chae, GS. (eds) Advances in Greener Energy Technologies. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4246-6_22

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