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This Experimental Study

This experimental study designed a miniature solar power plant to increase efficiency through combining solar panels with a concentrated solar heat combine cycle system. The plant consisted of six solar panels with individual sun tracking systems controlled by Arduino microcontrollers to maximize sunlight exposure. The panels were arranged around a combine cycle with a central mirror to reflect concentrated sunlight to heat diethyl ether, which was used to power a turbine and generator. Testing found the solar tracking increased panel efficiency by 8.48% over stationary panels, while the additional power generation from the combine cycle further improved overall efficiency. The miniature model demonstrates a method to increase electricity production at solar plants by combining solar and concentrated heat technologies.

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This Experimental Study

This experimental study designed a miniature solar power plant to increase efficiency through combining solar panels with a concentrated solar heat combine cycle system. The plant consisted of six solar panels with individual sun tracking systems controlled by Arduino microcontrollers to maximize sunlight exposure. The panels were arranged around a combine cycle with a central mirror to reflect concentrated sunlight to heat diethyl ether, which was used to power a turbine and generator. Testing found the solar tracking increased panel efficiency by 8.48% over stationary panels, while the additional power generation from the combine cycle further improved overall efficiency. The miniature model demonstrates a method to increase electricity production at solar plants by combining solar and concentrated heat technologies.

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This experimental study represents a novel technique to increase the overall

efficiency of a solar power plant by introducing combine cycle which utilizes the concentrated
sun rays in terms of heat to produce additional electricity. For this study a miniaturized solar
power station has been designed and implemented which consists of six solar panels with
individual sun tracking system. Arduino Uno; a microcontroller board based on Atmega328P;
had been used to design solar tracker in order to track the position of the sun for getting the
maximum direct sunlight on the solar panels. Three microcontrollers have been programmed to
control all six solar panels which were established in a circular shape around a combine cycle
system with a mirror on the top which helps to reflect the concentrated sun light to the water
reservoir. With the concentrated solar heat reflected from the panels as well as the mirror, the
combine cycle heats up the diethyl ether which evaporated only at 34.6C that flows through a
turbine and generate electricity in a generator associated with the turbine. It is observed from
this research work that the efficiency achieved from the solar panel with sun tracking device is
higher than the usual condition. This overall system increases efficiency of solar station by
8.48% in terms of solar tracker and generating electrical power by the use of concentrated solar
heat. The designed miniature model could be helpful to produce more electricity at same place
combining solar panel system and combine engine.
Index TermsRenewable energy, Solar energy, Rankine cycles, Solar panels and Miniature
model of large scale solar power plant.

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