Maximising Solar Energy: The Advantages of Solar Panel Trackers
Key Takeaways:
- Solar panel trackers use electric motor trackers to optimize panel position
- Single-axis and dual-axis trackers improve energy generation by up to 40%
- Central drive system is energy-efficient and easy to maintain, while distributed drive system is better suited for uneven terrain
- The best motors for solar tracking systems
Solar panels have gained popularity as an efficient and renewable source of energy. However, it is less known that solar panel trackers can enhance their efficiency. Electric motors are a crucial component of solar trackers, allowing the panels to move and adapt to the sun’s position, maximizing energy output and efficiency. A similar mechanism is used in wind turbines that use tracking motors.
Parvalux produces electric motor trackers that are an essential part of these tracking systems. They offer high torque and precise control, enabling the panels to move accurately and quickly. Furthermore, these motors are designed to be highly reliable, ensuring the system operates smoothly and efficiently for many years.
The Two Types of Solar Panel Trackers
There are two types of solar panel trackers: single-axis and dual-axis trackers. Single-axis trackers adjust panels from east to west, while dual-axis trackers adjust them in both north-south and east-west directions. The tracking system enables the solar panels to remain perpendicular to the sun’s rays, increasing energy generation by up to 40%.
When it comes to powering the tracking of a farm of solar panels there are two main options:
- A central drive system featuring one tracking motor that powers multiple panels simultaneously is energy-efficient and easy to maintain. The distributed drive system is the other design, in which every row of panels has an energy-efficient motor. This design is better suited for uneven terrain but requires higher maintenance.
- The distributed drive system is the other design, in which every row of panels has an energy-efficient motor. This design is better suited for uneven terrain but requires higher maintenance.
Are solar panel trackers worth it?
The use of solar panel tracking systems offers significant energy efficiency benefits. With a fixed solar panel, the energy covered by the sun is more substantial if the sun is off-angle, leading to a lower intensity. However, a tracker adjusts the panels’ position to follow the sun continually, facing it directly, increasing the energy received at higher intensity, and significantly improving energy production compared to fixed systems. A single-axis solar panel tracker using a tracking motor can increase energy production by around 30%, while a dual-axis tracker can enhance it by up to 40%.
In conclusion, solar panel tracking systems are critical for solar energy generation. Electric motor trackers optimize solar panel position, increasing energy efficiency, and maximizing energy output. These systems are a vital component of our renewable energy infrastructure.
The Motors used in solar panel trackers
- Parvalux PBL86-55 48V 4000 RPM with GB9 15:1 Composite
- Parvalux PM50 12V 3000 RPM PMDC motor with GB12 75:1 Standard, composite gears
- Parvalux PM50 110V 3000 RPM PMDC motor
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