Easy DIY Solar Tracker
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- A solar tracker is a solar panel device that orients itself towards (sun)light in order to generate as much electricity as possible. In this video, I go over how I easily built my own mini solar tracking system at home! This tutorial on how you can do this too goes over the materials needed (all linked below), the process of setting up the solar tracking stand, and the programming required to make this project work.
━ LINKS ━
Servo Motor: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Solar Panel: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
LDR: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Foam PVC Blue Sheet: www.homedepot.com/p/Palight-P...
Download Arduino: www.arduino.cc/en/software
*All of the following items are from www.servocity.com/ and can be found using the SKU code numbers provided here.
0.375" (3/8") x 12.00" Aluminum Tubing (x1): 635250
0.375" to 0.375" Clamping Shaft Coupler (x1): 625064
15" x 15" ABS Sheet (0.250" Thickness) (x1): ABS250-15-15
25 Tooth 0.375" x 0.280" Servo Shaft (x1): 525146
3/8" Bore Bottom Tapped Clamping Mount (x2): 585544
3/8" Bore, Face Thru-Hole Pillow Block (x2): 535114
6-32 Nylock Nuts Pack (25 pack) (x1): 632142
6-32 x 0.250" (1/4) Zinc-Plated Socket Head Machine Screw (x1): 632106
6-32 x 0.4375" (7/16) Zinc-Plated Socket Head Machine Screw (x1): 632112
6-32 Zinc-Plated Steel Pan Head Screw (25 pack) 0.250" (1/4") (x1): 632176
Large Square Screw Plate (x1): 585430
Side Tapped Pattern Mount C (x2): 545360
Standard Servo Plate B (x1): 575124
U-Channel (13 Hole, 10.50" Length) (x2): 585452
━ TIMESTAMPS ━
►0:00 intro
►0:19 materials
►0:42 assembly
►5:00 coding
►6:32 wiring set-up
►8:32 results
►10:05 ending
━ BACKGROUND MUSIC ━
►Warm Nights - LAKEY INSPIRE
►Blue Boi - LAKEY INSPIRE
►Blossom - LAKEY INSPIRE
►This Feeling - LAKEY INSPIRE
►Good Morning - LAKEY INSPIRE
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━ CHANNEL INFO ━
Hi, everyone! I'm Jessica and welcome to my channel! I'm a teenager who loves plants, animals, and basically anything green-related. Here, I upload videos related to these interests and passions, like science experiments, aquaponics, hydroponics, the environment, and more. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join me on my plant-filled journey!
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I've been looking for hydroponics content last few months and I just found your channel! You're doing great work and I especially love your scientific approach to things. Looking forward to seeing more content in the future!
Wow! Thank you so much for all your kind words! They mean a lot to me and I really appreciate it :)
Greate job this is simple design but power full . thank you.
That's beautiful 👌
I've been looking for a good solar tracker DIY video for so long. I can't believe I finally found. Everything is so clear! Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Good luck.Thanks for video ;)
you are so amazing❤️
Hey, I have done that part and also wanted to generate a report on the comparison between fixed and tracking solar panel, what materials do I need to add and how should they be connected. also how do I add a notification feature to the project?
Hello, for the servo motor, can I use MG946R servo motor instead of MG996R servo motor? Also, what's the voltage of servo motor you are using for this project?
How do you get the solar panel to rotate to the east at the end of the day to capture the sun the next morning?
Very inspirng me, 👍🇮🇩
Well done. :)
Thank you! I appreciate it :)
Hi Ma'am Jessica, Ma'am can I ask for your help in doing my Thesis Project? It is also a Solar Tracker but ours is a Dual Axis Solar Tracker ( Automatic and Manual ). The Manual Mode is okay but in Automatic Mode, it's not working ... can you help me Ma'am Jessica with the coding?
can this solar modified to lamp with iot ?
Could you help me please with arduino sketch .
Thank you!
I don't know about arduino, i suppose the ldr's are triggering on when in shadow, what happens to servo when cloudy and both ldr's are in the low light and both are sending signal ? Thank you
I think the Arduino is comparing the signal from the ldr's, if one is on shadow and other is on light, the servos turn on until the two are equals in the readings.
@@VictorC173 Yep that's exactly right! Thanks for helping to clarify :)
Looks asthetic ✌🏻♻️
Thank you for the kind words!
Which value in the code do I change to calibrate the ldr's?
same i dont know as well
did u figure it out?
I need this goods,where I can to buy.How much is it ?
Everything I used is linked in the description box!
I love jessica
You keep saying that you have a list of materials in your description box. I cannot find this. Can you not show a list during the video?
Hi, Roger. I did not have a set list at the time of filming/editing so I had to put the list in the description before uploading. There IS a list of the materials in the description box of this video but I'll copy-paste them here as well:
━ LINKS ━
Servo Motor: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Solar Panel: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
LDR: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Foam PVC Blue Sheet: www.homedepot.com/p/Palight-P...
Download Arduino: www.arduino.cc/en/software
*All of the following items are from www.servocity.com/ and can be found using the SKU code numbers provided here.
0.375" (3/8") x 12.00" Aluminum Tubing (x1): 635250
0.375" to 0.375" Clamping Shaft Coupler (x1): 625064
15" x 15" ABS Sheet (0.250" Thickness) (x1): ABS250-15-15
25 Tooth 0.375" x 0.280" Servo Shaft (x1): 525146
3/8" Bore Bottom Tapped Clamping Mount (x2): 585544
3/8" Bore, Face Thru-Hole Pillow Block (x2): 535114
6-32 Nylock Nuts Pack (25 pack) (x1): 632142
6-32 x 0.250" (1/4) Zinc-Plated Socket Head Machine Screw (x1): 632106
6-32 x 0.4375" (7/16) Zinc-Plated Socket Head Machine Screw (x1): 632112
6-32 Zinc-Plated Steel Pan Head Screw (25 pack) 0.250" (1/4") (x1): 632176
Large Square Screw Plate (x1): 585430
Side Tapped Pattern Mount C (x2): 545360
Standard Servo Plate B (x1): 575124
U-Channel (13 Hole, 10.50" Length) (x2): 585452
Hey jessica....do you have proteus design simulation of this solar tracker? If have can you please sent me via email
Hello Jessica, i sent you a mail and waiting for your reply
All this can be made much, much easier.
The easiest way is how an Optical Telescope basically works according to the 'Equatorial' principle. The equatorial mount has a north-south "polar axis" that is tilted to be parallel to earth's polar axis, allowing the telescope to swing in an east-west arc, with a second axis perpendicular to it so that the telescope can swing in a north-south arc. By swiveling the polar axis of the mount or mechanically moving in the opposite direction of the Earth's rotation, the sunpanel can accurately track the movement of the sun all day, easy by one clock on 24 hours time line.
See the link for this >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_mount#German_equatorial_mount