Rastreador solar controlado por arduino

Abstract

With the constant expansion of the renewable energy sources such as the solar photovoltaic, it is important to carry out studies that may contribute to the maximization of its efficiency. In this context, the use of a Solar Tracker can contribute to collecting as much sunlight as possible. In this way, a prototype of a Solar Tracker controlled via Arduino platform was developed, which in turn is low cost and easy to use, having a supervisory system based on ScadaBR software, whose production is Brazilian, and is also free and open source. The combination between Arduino and ScadaBR proved to be of great value, since it facilitaded the programming of the Solar Tracker and made possible the execution of improvements in the prototype during the measurements performed. Tips for future works are presented, making this work as a basis for the development of other types of prototypes.