On Improving the Efficiency of a Solar Panel Tracking System

Solar energy is considered the most promising form of renewable energy in the present century. New photovoltaic materials are being developed to improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion. Appropriate technologies are also required to track the movement of the sun across the day and the seasons so as to harvest the solar power to the maximum extent possible. This paper proposes a dual axes solar tracking system based model that is capable of communicating with the smart grid through the Power Line Communication system. The solar energy sources and storage units in this model are decentralized and appropriate control algorithm can redirect the available energy to various storage units based on an availability and demand analysis. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the wastage of available energy when the designated storage devices in a traditional system are fully charged.