Control System Design for a Mechatronic Solar Tracker

Monica Alina Ionită; Cătălin Alexandru

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.332.248

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Control System Design for a Mechatronic Solar Tracker

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This paper presents the optimization of a tracking system for photovoltaic modules, regarding the growth of energetic efficiency. The study takes into consideration the optimization of the control system, which is developed with the commercial DFC (Design for Control) software environment EASY5. The tracking system is approached in mechatronic concept, by integrating the control system and the mechanical device of the solar tracker at the virtual prototype level. The optimization is performed by using parametric design technique, the design variables for optimization being the amplification factors of the controllers. The optimization study leads to the maximization of the incident solar radiation gain by minimizing the tracking errors.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 332)

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248-253

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July 2013

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Monica Alina Ionită, Cătălin Alexandru

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Control System, Controller, Optimization, Photovoltaic Platform, Solar Tracker

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