Project Solar Tracker;
Building my own Solar Tracker prototype. Max. 30% more Solarpower.
– 1 solar panel 255 Wp
– 1 Enphase mirco invertor (M215)
– 2 actuators
– 1 control unit (automatic calculation of SunPosition for tracking system / manual mode / Temperature control behind inverter & solar panel / Webbased App for remote control)
2014:
Update Januari 2014:
2013:
Update 14 October 2013:
Solar Tracker construction completed
Control unit hardware and software update; extra LCD with realtime info about Azimuth and Altitude
Update 30 sep 2013:
Prototype v1.0; Control unit and platform with rotor (under construction)
Demo video on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9bLkPdt0w0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMT61D1lGkM
Aug.2013:
Prototype v0.1; Arduino Uno with LDR and servo control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV02oEvFW5M
Prototype v0.2; Arduino Uno with LCD and LDR options