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A Hybrid Solar Tracking System using Weather Condition Estimates with a Vision Camera and GPS

날씨인식 결과를 이용한 GPS 와 비전센서기반 하이브리드 방식의 태양추적 시스템 개발

  • Yoo, Jeongjae (The Department of Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University) ;
  • Kang, Yeonsik (The Department of Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
  • Received : 2013.09.09
  • Accepted : 2014.02.24
  • Published : 2014.05.01
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Abstract

It is well known that solar tracking systems can increase the efficiency of exiting solar panels significantly. In this paper, a hybrid solar tracking system has been developed by using both astronomical estimates from a GPS and the image processing results of a camera vision system. A decision making process is also proposed to distinguish current weather conditions using camera images. Based on the decision making results, the proposed hybrid tracking system switches two tracking control methods. The one control method is based on astronomical estimates of the current solar position. And the other control method is based on the solar image processing result. The developed hybrid solar tracking system is implemented on an experimental platform and the performance of the developed control methods are verified.

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