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A comparative study for assessing the effectiveness of solar trackers used in conjunction with photovoltaic power autonomous systems

F. NENCIU1,* , D.-I. VAIREANU2

Affiliation

  1. University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, 1-7 Polizu Street, Bucharest, Roman
  2. University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, 1-7 Polizu Street, Bucharest, Roma

Abstract

The aim of the present paper was to consider whether automatic guidance devices, also called solar trackers, used in conjunction with small autonomous monitoring systems, may lead to a reliable method in reducing the cost of generating electricity, by increasing the photovoltaic system output power production. In order to analyze the feasibility of installing a tracker on a small photovoltaic system, several factors such as the assessment of the solar flux, operation conditions, system maintenance, investment and operating cost, environmental issues and current legislation have been considered..

Keywords

Solar tracker feasibility, Photovoltaic panel, Autonomous system.

Submitted at: April 30, 2013
Accepted at: Jan. 22, 2014

Citation

F. NENCIU, D.-I. VAIREANU, A comparative study for assessing the effectiveness of solar trackers used in conjunction with photovoltaic power autonomous systems, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 16, Iss. 1-2, pp. 102-109 (2014)