Research Article
Experimental Investigation and Comparison of the Net Energy Yield Using Control-Based Solar Tracking Systems
Table 1
The electrical setup for the experiment.
| Component | Model | Specification | Qty |
| Current sensor | ASC712 | Input: 5 V Frequency: 80 kHz Sensitivity: 185 mV/A Error: 1.5% | 6 | Motor driver | L298N | Input: 12 V Operating current: 0-36 mA Peak current: 2 A | 2 | Secure digital (SD) | SDHC | Input: 5 V Operating current: 0.2-200 mA | 2 | Real-time clock (RTC) | DS3231 | Input: 5 V Frequency: 100 kHz | 1 | Power resistor | JIANXIN-09-13-318-02 | Power rating: 100 W Resistance value: 8 Ω Tolerance: 5% | 3 | On/off switch | — | Rating: 3A/6A 250 V Electrical life: 103 cycles | 1 | LDR | — | Input: 5 V | 6 | Arduino Mega | ATmega2560 | Input: 12 V Frequency: 16 MHz | 1 | Linear motor | — | Input: 12 V Max. speed: 20 mm/s | 3 | PV module | — | W W W W | 3 | Battery | — | Capacity: 100 Ah | 1 |
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