Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking
Tracking of the sun, which increases the efficiency of solar energy production systems, has shown considerable development in recent years. This development has been achieved by custom-positioned light sensors, image cameras, sensorless chronological systems and intelligent controller supported syst...
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| description | Tracking of the sun, which increases the efficiency of solar energy production systems, has shown considerable development in recent years. This development has been achieved by custom-positioned light sensors, image cameras, sensorless chronological systems and intelligent controller supported systems or by synergetic use of these systems. This study contributes to this research area with a novel spherical-based sensor which measures spherical light source emittance and localizes the light source. This sensor was built by using miniature light sensors placed on a spherical shaped three-dimensional printed body with data acquisition electronic circuitry. Besides the developed sensor data acquisition embedded software, preprocessing and filtering processes were conducted on these measured data. In the study, the outputs of Moving Average, Savitzky-Golay, and Median filters were used for the localization of the light source. The center of gravity for each filter used was determined as a point, and the location of the light source was determined. The spherical sensor system obtained by this study is applicable for various solar tracking methods. The approach of the study also shows that this measurement system is applicable for obtaining the position of local light sources such as the ones placed on mobile or cooperative robots. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04fb74e822834c1c9dd1f470d862b0392023-11-17T21:15:23ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-04-01238383810.3390/s23083838Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar TrackingOğuz Gora0Taner Akkan1Vocational School, Yaşar University, Bornova, İzmir 35100, TürkiyeIzmir Vocational School, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca, İzmir 35360, TürkiyeTracking of the sun, which increases the efficiency of solar energy production systems, has shown considerable development in recent years. This development has been achieved by custom-positioned light sensors, image cameras, sensorless chronological systems and intelligent controller supported systems or by synergetic use of these systems. This study contributes to this research area with a novel spherical-based sensor which measures spherical light source emittance and localizes the light source. This sensor was built by using miniature light sensors placed on a spherical shaped three-dimensional printed body with data acquisition electronic circuitry. Besides the developed sensor data acquisition embedded software, preprocessing and filtering processes were conducted on these measured data. In the study, the outputs of Moving Average, Savitzky-Golay, and Median filters were used for the localization of the light source. The center of gravity for each filter used was determined as a point, and the location of the light source was determined. The spherical sensor system obtained by this study is applicable for various solar tracking methods. The approach of the study also shows that this measurement system is applicable for obtaining the position of local light sources such as the ones placed on mobile or cooperative robots.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/8/3838solar trackinglight sensorssensor designspherical sensorlight-based positioning |
| spellingShingle | Oğuz Gora Taner Akkan Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking Sensors solar tracking light sensors sensor design spherical sensor light-based positioning |
| title | Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking |
| title_full | Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking |
| title_short | Development of a Novel Spherical Light-Based Positioning Sensor in Solar Tracking |
| title_sort | development of a novel spherical light based positioning sensor in solar tracking |
| topic | solar tracking light sensors sensor design spherical sensor light-based positioning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/8/3838 |
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