Arduino Nano 2 axis solar tracker vid4

Arduino Nano controlled 2 axis solar tracker / light seeker and battery charger. Hobby scale for the moment. The tracking fidelity is excellent, but there is still a mechanical resonance problem.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Arduino
• Nano
• solar
• tracker
• diy
• electronics
• gadget
• mechanics

[kizzie33]

Fail.That would easily use more power then it gets. Servers take ahell of alot fo power. You would be better of youusing normal motors with very stiff gears and low gear ratios

[ringsofdeath]

This is more of a proof of concept for a sailboat mounted tracker. Obviously energy consumption is a big issue. Some things I'm planning: switching off supply power to servos when they're not in use, less aggressive tracking, lower supply voltage, etc...

[kayaking4autism]

I've been building a solar tracker with a parabolic mirror to concentrate direct sunlight instead of turn it into electricity. Have a look and tell me what you think /watch?v=BAWLjqMiulo

[obese1konobe]

Brilliant, very reactive and accurate.

[knico123]

great!!

I do sort of that in school like that.

but i do use two wooden boards and ontop, the solar plates

[vegham]

Awesome. Nice work!

[R3MUS2007]

@aktechfreak theres already devices like that available from Adafruit.

[R3MUS2007]

do you have code for it? What kind of sensors are you using? Im also attempting the same thing as a hobby project. It would be nice to take a look how you've done it. Very nice work, btw!

[redstrike88]

no shit?

[ponyryan]

Very cool, nice work!

[gonmigueltube]

Great video, great idea, great implementation :)

Keep on doing !