Efficient Sunflower Solar Power Tracking and Monitoring System

The amplified need for renewable energy sources has increased the demand for efficient solar energy systems. This paper brings forth an inspiration of a sunflower-solar power tracking and monitoring system. In this approach, the optimum capturing of energy has been achieved by tracking the movement of a natural sunflower as it follows the movement of the sun. It consists of miniature solar panels, N2O gear motors, Li-Po batteries, MG 996 R servo motors, limit switches, light-dependent resistors (LDRs), and an Arduino Nano 328P microcontroller, integrated along with an L293D motor driver. Integration of proactive sensing and real-time tracking capabilities into the proposed system heavily improves the generation of solar energy, thus significantly reducing energy wastage. Experimental results confirm that this new design is effective and promising in improving the efficiency of solar energy.