On the effectiveness of time and date-based sun positioning solar collector in tropical climate: a case study in Northern Peninsular Malaysia

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Ahmad, Salsabila and Shafie, Suhaidi and Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin and Ahmad, Noor Syafawati (2013) On the effectiveness of time and date-based sun positioning solar collector in tropical climate: a case study in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 28. pp. 635-642. ISSN 1364-0321; ESSN: 1879-0690

Abstract

This paper provides detailed information on the developed hardware and software for sun tracking mechanism and shows the effectiveness of utilizing time and date-based sun positioning solar collector system in tropical climate. The sun positioning system is based on the calculated azimuth and altitude at location E100°11′, N6°26′ in Northern Peninsular Malaysia where the climate is categorized as tropical climate. The system has two axes tracking with accuracy of 1° controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC). The field test has been done during a sunny and clear day, cloudy day and, heavy overcast and rainy day in which the results show that the improvement in the generated power of 91.97%, 122.71% and 90.42%, respectively, as compared with the fixed horizontal system.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.044
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Photovoltaic system; Solar tracking; Two-axis PV system
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2015 01:06
Last Modified:	02 Sep 2015 03:42
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28684
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