Floating Photovoltaic Dual Axis Solar Tracker: Wave Model and Its Effect on the Tilt Angle

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dc.contributor.advisorMd. Shahriar Karim
dc.contributor.authorShahriar Ahmed Khan Kaif
dc.contributor.authorMd. Abdullah Al- Hamim
dc.contributor.authorNazifa Reza
dc.contributor.authorFatin Anwar
dc.contributor.id1721492043
dc.contributor.id1712678643
dc.contributor.id1631304043
dc.contributor.id1620901043
dc.coverage.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-23
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-23T09:11:28Z
dc.date.available2025-07-23T09:11:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis report presents the design and practical implementation of a cost-effective floating active photovoltaic dual-axis solar tracker (PV DAST) that can keep track of the sun’s movement every hour from sunset to sunrise. The performance of a solar panel is maximum when the incident solar radiation is normal on the surface of the panel. For obtaining the best results, in terms of collected energy, the PV DAST must first be appropriately aligned towards the sun and tilted at the optimum angle. The optimization of the tilt angle of the solar panels aims to maximize the solar energy collected, thus reducing the active solar-thermal surface with the constant maintenance of thermal energy production, installation, maintenance cost, etc. In our project, we mainly focused on the rotating and floating structures of the plant. This system is mainly based on following a light source by angling the PV panel through two servo motors, ideally in the direction of sunlight rays. For higher efficiency, the solar panel has to track in two axes, the elevation and altitude axis. Hence, dual-axis tracking system. DASTs move along with the two fundamental directions, horizontal and vertical, making them more flexible and adaptable in constantly following the moving sun in any direction, whether from east to west or seasonal, without losing any sunlight. Our main objective was to study the effect of water waves on the tilt angle of the solar PV panel and overall produced energy from the system. This paper discusses the development of a floating dual-axis mechanism that absorbs shock from incoming wind and water waves and, in turn, keeps its initial resting angle constant. The floating PV (FPV) can adjust with the wind and wave partition to find the best tilt angle.
dc.description.degreeUndergraduate
dc.identifier.cd600000615
dc.identifier.print-thesisTo be assigned
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.northsouth.edu/handle/123456789/1317
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNorth South University
dc.rights© NSU Library
dc.titleFloating Photovoltaic Dual Axis Solar Tracker: Wave Model and Its Effect on the Tilt Angle
dc.typeThesis
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