PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF THE SUN TRACKING SYSTEM AND FIXED SYSTEM IN THE APPLICATION OF HEATING AND LIGHTING

Rustemli S., Dincadam F., DEMİRTAŞ M.

ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, cilt.35, ss.171-183, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-183
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this work, a sun tracking system application is used for water heating and street lighting in Van. The solar photovoltaic system is designed for a house whose power is 5 kilo-Watts. An experimental setup is carried out for 183 Watts. An optimal variant is chosen with respect to stiffness and lightness conditions. A sun tracking device was used for rotating the solar still with the movement of the sun. A comparison between fixed and sun tracked solar stills showed that the use of sun tracking increased productivity by around 29%. It can be concluded that the sun tracking system is more effective than the fixed system and is capable of enhancing productivity.