Design and Development of Low-Cost Solar Electricity Generation System with Heliostat to Ensure the Optimum Uses of Rated Capacity of Solar Cells
Open Access
- 3 December 2020
- journal article
- Published by Universe Publishing Group - UniversePG in Australian Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology
Abstract
Almost all solar electricity generation systems are now operated with flat plate solar panels. These flat plate solar panels have a lot of expensive collector area although still deliver only low-grade temperature which is a boundless problem for assuring the optimum uses of the rated capacity of solar panels. Using heliostats can reduce this problem significantly. Heliostats consist of a single or a set of mirrors that track the sun’s position and reflect the sun rays into a central receiving point. With the movement of the sun, these mirrors are adjusted accordingly to track the sun to ensure the highest amount of sunlight reflected onto the same collection point. The system is cheaper than any other solar tracking system presently used in our country. This paper describes an improved design of a solar electricity generation system having a capacity of 1Wp with heliostats on an experimental basis. It will also demonstrate a comparison of a generation of a 1Wp solar system with and without heliostats. Successful outcomes of this experiment will lead us to implement the heliostats-based tracking system into the large-scale solar electricity generation systems.Keywords
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