MINI PROJECT REPORT

On

ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF PV SYSTEM EFFICIENCY USING DUAL

AXIS SOLAR TRACKER
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the

Award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

IN

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

By

V.VENKATA SAI RAHUL 178W1A02B6

T.V.S VISWANATH 178W1A02B3
CH.LALITHA KAMESWARI 178W1A0288
Y.VINAY 178W1A02B8
SHINY SUSAN EDWARD 178W1A02A9

Under the guidance of

Dr. P. CHANDRA BABU NAIDU

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

V.R.SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

(Affiliated to JNTUK, Kakinada)
(Approved by AICTE, Accredited by NBA and NAAC A GRADE)

MARCH-2021

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 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING

V.R.SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the MINI PROJECT report titled “ANALYSIS AND
IMPROVEMENT OF PV SYSTEM EFFICIENCY USING DUAL AXIS SOLAR
TRACKER” is a bonafide record of work done by V.VENKATA SAI RAHUL
(178W1A02B6), T.V.S VISWANATH(178W1A02B3), Y.VINAY(178W1A02B8),
CH.LALITHA KAMESWARI(178W1A0288) and SHINY SUSAN
EDWARD(178W1A02A9) under my guidance and supervision and is submitted in partial
fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in
Electrical & Electronics Engineering, V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College (Autonomous)
during the academic year 2020-2021.

Dr. P. CHANDRA BABU NAIDU Dr. P. V. R. L. NARASIMHAM

Assistant Professor Professor & HOD

EEE DEPT EEE DEPT

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 DECLARATION

We hereby declare that the work is being presented in this MINI PROJECT
report “ANALYSIS AND INPROVEMENT OF PV SYSTEM
EFFICIENCY USING DUAL AXIS SOLAR TRACKER” submitted
towards the partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in V. R.
Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada is an authentic record of our work
carried out under the supervision of (GUIDE NAME, DISGNIATION), in
EEE Department, in V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. The
matter embodied in this dissertation report has not been submitted by us for the
award of any other degree. Furthermore, the technical details furnished in
various chapters of this report are purely relevant to the above MINI
PROJECT.

V.V.S. RAHUL (178W1A02B6)

Y. VINAY (178W1A02B8)

T.V.S VISWANATH (178W1A02B3)

CH. LALITHA KAMESWARI (178W1A0288)

SHINY SUSAN EDWARD (178W1A02A9)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Presentation and motivation always play a key role in the success of any
venture.

We express our sincere thanks to Dr. A.V. Ratna Prasad, Principal,

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuru,
Vijayawada.

We pay our deep sense of gratitude to Dr. P.V.R.L. Narasimham, HOD,

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Dr. P. Chandra
Babu Naidu, Asst. Prof, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
for encouraging us to the highest peak and for providing us the opportunity to
prepare the project. We are immensely obliged to our classmates for their
elevating inspiration, encouraging guidance and kind supervision in the
completion of our project.

We acknowledge our indebtedness and deep sense of gratitude to our

respected guide (GUIDE NAME, DISGNIATION), Department of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering who has offered good guidance and kind
supervision throughout the course to shape this present work. Finally we
conclude by conveying thanks to those who helped us in finalizing the project
within the limited time frame.

V.V.S. RAHUL (178W1A02B6)

Y. VINAY (178W1A02B8)

T.V.S VISWANATH (178W1A02B3)

CH. LALITHA KAMESWARI (178W1A0288)

SHINY SUSAN EDWARD (178W1A02A9)

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ABSTRACT VI
LIST OF TABLES VII
LIST OF FIGURES VIII
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. PROPOSED SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 5
3. HARDWARE MODEL DESCRIPTION 7
4. LIST OF COMPONENTS AND THEIR SPECIFICATION 10
5. ANALYSIS 12
6. APPLICATIONS 13
7. HARDWARE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14
8. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE 16
9. REFERENCES 17

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 ABSTRACT

Nowadays, there is a significant demand in power generation therefore the usage of

both renewable and non-renewable resources has increased rapidly. In general, the solar panel
power system is immobile this means; the solar panel will not always be facing towards the
direction of the sun, due to which the intensity of sunlight absorbed by the panel is not
maximum thus reducing the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic system.

In order to overcome this imperfection “Dual Axis Solar Tracking Systems” are
proposed. When compared to a single axis tracker, the dual axis tracker has an annual energy
gain of 36.504%. The proposed system comprises IC LM339 Comparator to control the entire
system, Light Dependant Resistors (LDR) to sense the intensity of light and transmit the data
to the comparator and DC motors to mobilize the solar panel. The tracker actively tracks the
sun and changes its position accordingly to maximize the output power.

The surface of the solar photovoltaic panel should be cleaned periodically to prevent
the system from getting damaged and also to improve its efficiency. This can be done by
using wiper control mechanism. The proposed cleaning system operates by spraying an
amount of water on the surface of the photovoltaic panel and then actuating the wiper using a
DC motor. This design is highly effective in improving the efficiency of the photovoltaic
systems.

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 LIST OF TABLES

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1. ABSTRACT 9
2. LIST OF TABLES 10
3. LIST OF TABLES 11

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 TABLE OF FIGURES

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1. LIST OF FIGURES 2
2. LIST OF FIGURES 9

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