Efficiency Assessments of a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker for Energy Harvesting in Malaysia

Muhammad Fakhry    Mohamed Ridzuan; Mohd Azizi    Abdul Rahman; Noor   Alam; Mohd Hatta    Mohamed Ariff

doi:10.37934/arefmht.19.1.5667

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Muhammad Fakhry Mohamed Ridzuan Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Mohd Azizi Abdul Rahman Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Noor Alam Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Mohd Hatta Mohamed Ariff Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

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https://doi.org/10.37934/arefmht.19.1.5667

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Photovoltaic, MPPT, dual-axis, solar tracker, indoor farming

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To ensure countries' food security and enhance agricultural sustainability, indoor farming is among the methods that can be implemented. However, to support the indoor farming system a vast amount of electricity is needed. Supplying power to agricultural activities using an optimized renewable energy system will increase the system's reliability in the long term. A dual-axis tracker system is developed to become the alternative power supply of an indoor farm. The tracker system performance under Malaysia’s weather conditions was investigated and analysed over a day. The developed system has shown its ability to provide adequate power to the load. Besides that, the tracker power output was found to be dependent on solar radiation. The tracker system also has good efficiency of 16.75%.

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Muhammad Fakhry Mohamed Ridzuan, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

fakhry1999@graduate.utm.my

Mohd Azizi Abdul Rahman, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

azizi.kl@utm.my

Noor Alam, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

alamnoor@utm.my

Mohd Hatta Mohamed Ariff, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

mohdhatta.kl@utm.my

Efficiency Assessments of a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker for Energy Harvesting in Malaysia

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Muhammad Fakhry Mohamed Ridzuan, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

Mohd Azizi Abdul Rahman, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

Noor Alam, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

Mohd Hatta Mohamed Ariff, Advanced Vehicle System Research Group, Department Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

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