DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DUAL AXIS SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM

This project aims to design a dual axis solar tracking system that tracks sunlight (azimuth
and altitude), meaning it would rotate the solar panel from east to west and up and down.
The system would make use of LDRs (light dependent resistors as sensors), whose resistance
drops with the intensity of the light. Concept of using two LDRs for sensing is explained
below. The stable position is when the two LDRs having the same light intensity .When the
light source moves, i.e. the sun moves from west to east, the level of intensity falling on
both the LDRs changes and this change is calibrated into voltage using voltage dividers. The
changes in voltage are compared using built-in comparator, microcontroller and motor is
used to rotate the solar panel in a way so as to track the light source