Development of an embedded solar tracker for the enhancement of solar energy utilization

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-258

  Oh, Seung Jin ^a   Lee, Yoon Joon ^a   Chen, Kuan ^b   Kim, Young Min ^a   Lim, Sang Hoon ^c   Chun, Wongee ^a  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embedded system; Feedback device; LabVIEW; Solar position; Solar tracker

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL APPLICATION; CDS; EXTERNAL CONTROL; FEEDBACK DEVICE; FEEDBACK SIGNAL; HIGH-PRECISION; INCIDENT LIGHT INTENSITY; LABVIEW; OPERATION AND CONTROL; OPTICAL METHODS; REAL TIME PROCESSORS; SOLAR POSITION; SOLAR TRACKER; SOLAR TRACKING; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; TWO-AXIS; U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORIES; VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION;

ALGORITHMS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NAVIGATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84856210620     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1813     Document Type: Article

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