Development of a tracking system for parabolic solar concentrators

Abstract

This research includes the development of a self-tracking system for
solar concentrators which can increase the gained solar energy.
This system is specified by using the generated power from the solar cells
to feed the tracking system directly. In other words the electrical power
needed is self generated.Therefore, this system can be used in agricultural places
in our country.
The other side of the work in this research is using advanced technique
for tracking the solar collectors. The design combines a Field Programmable
processor with two-axis motor tracking controller to integrate such as
microprocessor, memory, and input/output into one Altera Field Programmable
based on system-on-programmable-chip concepts.