Research Article

Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization

Table 1

The results of the spring simulation.

Periodδ (°)Fixed panel (kWh/m2)2 axis tracking (kWh/m2)Equ. tracking (kWh/m2)Gain (%)

20 to 22 Mar020,5226,3826,3828,56
23 to 24 Mar18,7610,910,924,43
25 to 27 Mar219,4824,9224,9227,93
28 to 29 Mar313,0317,0517,0530,85
30 Mar to 01 Apr416,4619,2819,2817,13
02 to 03 Apr54,064,444,449,36
04 to 06 Apr620,9227,1127,1129,59
07 to 08 Apr714,719,5419,5432,93
09 to 11 Apr823,2531,7631,7636,60
12 to 14 Apr923,1131,5731,5736,61
15 to 16 Apr1013,2717,5817,5832,48
17 to 19 Apr1123,232,2232,2238,88
20 to 22 Apr.1211,4116,9116,9148,20
23 to 25 Apr.1319,1327,6627,6644,59
26 to 28 Apr.1417,1122,9522,9534,13
29 Apr. to 01 May151520,9120,9139,40
02 to 05 May1629,3240,6740,6738,71
06 to 08 May1722,631,5931,5939,78
09 to 12 May1821,4328,5928,5933,41
13 to 17 May1931,9946,7246,7246,05
18 to 21 May2028,3340,8540,8544,19
22 to 27 May2142,1862,3562,3547,82
28 May to 03 Jun2245,8866,7166,7145,40
04 Jun to 20 Jun2364,9584,7584,3429,85
Total550,09753,4175336,89