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Stepper Motor Solar Tracker System

The project controls the position of a solar panel using a stepper motor driven by a microcontroller. Two LDRs on the solar panel detect light levels and send analog signals to an ADC, which converts them to digital for the microcontroller. The microcontroller compares the LDR readings and, if different, drives the stepper motor to adjust the panel toward normal sunlight incidence, maximizing solar energy collection.

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Stepper Motor Solar Tracker System

The project controls the position of a solar panel using a stepper motor driven by a microcontroller. Two LDRs on the solar panel detect light levels and send analog signals to an ADC, which converts them to digital for the microcontroller. The microcontroller compares the LDR readings and, if different, drives the stepper motor to adjust the panel toward normal sunlight incidence, maximizing solar energy collection.

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SOLAR TRACKER WITH STEPPER MOTOR CONTROL USING MICROCONTROLLER

ABSTRACT
The objective of this project is to control the position of a solar panel in accordance with the motion of sun. This project is designed with solar panels, LDR, ADC, Microcontroller, Stepper Motor and its driving circuit. In this project two LDRs are fixed on the solar panel at two distinct points. LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) varies the resistance depending upon the light fall. The varied resistance is converted into an analog voltage signal. The analog voltage signal is then fed to an ADC. ADC is nothing but analog to digital Converter which receives the two LDR voltage signals and converts them to corresponding digital signal. Then the converted digital signal is given as the input of the microcontroller. Microcontroller receives the two digital signals from the ADC and compares them. The LDR signals are not equal except for normal incidence of sunlight. When there is a difference between LDR voltage levels the microcontroller program drives the stepper motor towards normal incidence of sunlight.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

LDR
Stepper
ULN
2803

Motor

ADC

89c2051

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