Solar Panel Sun Tracker
Solar Panel Sun Tracker
Engineer
Gabriel S
Area of Interest
Marine Biology / Engineering
School
SAR High School
Grade
Incoming Senior
First Milestone
First Milestone
For my first milestone I created the chassis for the solar panel to sit on. I created it using K,nex and formed two A-frames that were attached at the bottom.
Then I created a bed for the solar panel to sit on by creating a rectangle out of the K,nex and then hot gluing the solar panel onto it. Furthermore, I created a prototype circuit that uses photo-resistors to tell the position of a light source to track it using a servo based on the relative light level between the two photo-resistors.
Second Milestone
For my second milestone I attached the photo-resistors to the solar panel using hot glue. I then attached the servos to the solar panel to allow for controlled movement. I attached the servos using zip ties and some wire because they were the only available materials that were rigid enough to be able to push the solar panel. I then did some tests to confirm the functionality of the servos, the code and the photo-resistors.