Hybrid control of a solar tracking system using SUI-PID controller

Safan Y.M.; Shaaban S.; Abu El-Sebah M.I.

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Hybrid control of a solar tracking system using SUI-PID controller

Safan Y.M.; Shaaban S.; Abu El-Sebah M.I.

Full Text link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8125035?section=abstract

Date issued: 2017

Doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSET.2017.8125035

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Series Info: 2017 Sensors Networks Smart and Emerging Technologies, SENSET 2017
2017-January

Type: Conference Paper

Keywords: October University for Modern Sciences and Arts , University for Modern Sciences and Arts , MSA University , جامعة أكتوبر للعلوم الحديثة والآداب , Conversion efficiency , Hybrid control , MDOF-SUI PID controller , Photovoltaic system , Solar tracking , Conversion efficiency , Degrees of freedom (mechanics) , Electric control equipment , Energy security , Fossil fuels , Photovoltaic cells , Proportional control systems , Solar energy , Solar power generation , Three term control systems , Tracking (position) , Ultrasonic devices , Hybrid control strategies , Hybrid controls , Maximum output power , Multi degree-of-freedom , Photovoltaic systems , PID controllers , Solar tracking , Solar tracking systems , Controllers

Abstract:

Solar energy can reduce the need of fossil fuel and ensures energy security for many countries. Solar tracking significantly improves the collection of solar energy by reducing the angle of incidence on the collecting surface. The present research introduces an optimized solar tracking system that enhances the output power of photovoltaic panels. The tracking system implements a hybrid control strategy. The system aims at maintaining a maximum output power of the panels during the day with a minimum required driving energy. It implements a Multi-Degree of Freedom-Simplified Universal Intelligent PID controller (MDOF-SUI PID) to track the sun rays. The impact of the MDOF-SUI PID controller on the Sun tracking accuracy is evaluated in the present work. � 2017 IEEE.