Homemade Solar Panel Tracking System

The circuit itself is very trivial with only a few parts.

Homemade solar panel tracking system.

Check out my latest project. All of these tools can be purchased at local stores or at the links in the. If you want to track the solar light in the vertical plane you need to build a separate sun tracker circuit. Diy solar tracker step 1.

75 on ebay led tracking sensor approx 40 various nuts bolts screws cable and wire. A servo connection a microcontroller two ldr sensors and a simple power management circuit. Mother s solar tracking mechanism essentially can be called a small and very slow vapor engine. Print the templates in the attached file.

As dennis has designed it the apparatus consists of two reservoirs both painted black to. For solar panels control is best to use small motors with a suitable voltage and a maximum working current of 300 ma. These have to be printed in full scale. Tools and bill of materials.

12 volt linear actuator approx. This solar tracker system is used for tracking the sun only in one plane the horizontal one. The first step of this project is to build the base and attach the wheels then build a sturdy frame for attaching the panel.