What is the Sun pv tracker?

A solar tracking system maximizes your solar system's electricity production by moving your panels to follow the sun throughout the day, which optimizes the angle at which your panels receive solar radiation.A single-axis tracker moves your panels on one axis of movement, usually aligned with north and south. In other words, PV solar trackers adjust the direction that a solar panel is facing according to the position of the Sun in the sky. ... By keeping the panel perpendicular to the Sun, more sunlight strikes the solar panel, less light is reflected, and more energy is absorbed. That energy can be converted into power.

What is the purpose of sun tracking system?

Solar trackers are devices used to orient photovoltaic panels, reflectors, lenses or other optical devices toward the sun. Since the sun's position in the sky changes with the seasons and the time of day, trackers are used to align the collection system to maximize energy production.

What is single axis solar tracking system?

Single-axis solar trackers track the sun east to west, rotating on a single point, moving either in unison, by panel row or by section. Dual-axis trackers rotate on both the X and Y axes, making panels track the sun directly. Single-axis trackers follow the sun east-to-west on a single point.

Several factors must be considered while determining the use of solar trackers. Some of these include; the solar technology being used, the amount of direct solar irradiation, feed-in tariffs in the region where the system is deployed, and the cost to install and maintain the trackers.

Concentrated applications like concentrated photovoltaic panels (CPV) or concentrated solar power (CSP) require a high degree of accuracy to ensure the sunlight is directed precisely at the focal point of the reflector or lens. Non-concentrating applications don’t require tracking but using a tracker can improve the total power produced by the system. Photovoltaic systems using high-efficiency panels with trackers can be very effective.

 Advantages of single-axis trackers include:

1/Single axis trackers are cheap, simple mechanism and run at low cost.

2/Higher reliability than dual-axis trackers.

3/Single axis has higher lifespan than dual-axis trackers.

4/Single-axis trackers tend to be better for companies with a lower budget or for areas with frequent cloud cover.

5/Single axis tracker has a better efficiency related to a solar panel in fixed form. The effectiveness of single axis solar tracker over fixed solar tracking mount panel is 32.17%.