Operational experience of a Solar Power Plant with a Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System in the conditions of the Southern Urals

Abstract

The paper substantiates the need for the introduction of solar tracking systems for photovoltaic plants and presents a brief review of the scientific and technical literature on the development of solar trackers. Principal scheme of a heliostation with a dual-axis solar tracker of Orenburg State University has been designed. A comparative analysis of the generated electricity by a statically located solar module and a solar module with the dual-axis solar tracker is represented. Data for analysis have been obtained in Orenburg (Russia) using the developed automated system for remote diagnostics and monitoring of photovoltaic system parameters and a wireless weather station HP2000. The use of a dual-axis heliotracker for the solar plant in the conditions of the Southern Urals has allowed to increase the generation of electricity by 34.7% compared to a statically located PV panel.