DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF REAL TIME MONITORING SINGLE AXIS SOLAR TRACKER BY USING INTERNET OF THINGS
Ali Basrah Pulungan
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to describe the design, manufacture and testing of single axis online solar tracker monitoring system with internet of things (IoT). The monitoring model consists of a series of sensors with an Arduino control system and an online display of monitoring results displayed on thingspeak. The solar panel are used in this study with a capacity of 30 WP. The testing process was carried out on the 5th floor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang. Data retrieval of monitoring results takes place in real time and displayed in the form of graphic data, data information comes from sensors connected to a microcontroller then connected to a WIFI module. Futhermore the data is sent to a thingspeak server that can be accessed using notebook or android. Solar panels generate electricity from 7:00 am. to 18:00 pm for sunny weather, but for rainy weather the electric power decreases and disconnects earlier before sunset. Test results show all data can be sent properly and can be directly monitored online. Thus, the solar tracker is monitored effectively and efficiently where all data can be easily accessed with Android.