Modular Triple-Axis Solar Tracker
Group 13 - Summer 2022
About Our Project
While solar panels are one of the most common methods of harvesting renewable energy, most commercially available solutions only achieve an efficiency of ~20% [1]. A significant and often overlooked variable that determines the efficiency of a solar panel is the angle at which light rays hit the panel. Solar trackers are mechanisms that intend to optimize this variable by tilting or rotating the solar panel to keep incoming light rays orthogonal to the panel. The goal of our design is to create a solar tracker that has an additional axis to move vertically up and down, preventing shadows from being cast onto adjacent solar trackers, allowing for an increase in the amount of solar trackers in a given area.
[1]: “The Essential Guide to Solar Panel Efficiency” https://greencoast.org/solar-panel-efficiency/
The Team
Austin Brooks
Computer Engineering
Ronny Elsheikh
Computer Engineering
Mario Rodriguez
Computer Engineering
