Design and Analysis of an Effective Solar Tracking System Using Intelligent Controller

Solar energy is a viable renewable energy, which can be utilized as an alternative source for conventional energy sources. Even though India has a high intensity of solar irradiation, it has not been utilized properly. So numerous researches have been emerged to enhance the performance of PV system using tracking devices. A solar tracker is a device which alters the position of a solar panel in accordance with the sun’s position. In general, the tracking systems are fixed and results in low power. Thus, to overcome this drawback, this work proposed a new tracking system using intelligent controller to enhance the power generated by a PV. Fuzzy controller have been incorporated to control the azimuth angle. Thus the efficacy of the proposed topology is verified using MATLAB simulation. From the results, it is observed that the proposed system exhibits higher output power when compared to fixed panel.