How To Make A Solar Tracker Using Arduino ?

Hello guys,In this post we will tell you how you can create your  Solar Tracker project using arduino.

Circuit diagram and source code is given below.

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Note- Please Check The Code And Do All Thing As Written There.

Material required-

1-Arduino Development Board

2-Some LDR

3-Servo motor

4-Solar panel

5-Jumper wires

Circuit Diagram-

Source Code-

#include <Servo.h>
	//defining Servos
	Servo servohori;
	int servoh = 0;
	int servohLimitHigh = 160;
	int servohLimitLow = 20;
	Servo servoverti;
	int servov = 0;
	int servovLimitHigh = 160;
	int servovLimitLow = 20;
	//Assigning LDRs
	int ldrtopl = 2; //top left LDR green
	int ldrtopr = 1; //top right LDR yellow
	int ldrbotl = 3; // bottom left LDR blue
	int ldrbotr = 0; // bottom right LDR orange
	void setup ()
	{
	servohori.attach(10);
	servohori.write(0);
	servoverti.attach(9);
	servoverti.write(0);
	delay(500);
	}
	void loop()
	{
	servoh = servohori.read();
	servov = servoverti.read();
	//capturing analog values of each LDR
	int topl = analogRead(ldrtopl);
	int topr = analogRead(ldrtopr);
	int botl = analogRead(ldrbotl);
	int botr = analogRead(ldrbotr);
	// calculating average
	int avgtop = (topl + topr) / 2; //average of top LDRs
	int avgbot = (botl + botr) / 2; //average of bottom LDRs
	int avgleft = (topl + botl) / 2; //average of left LDRs
	int avgright = (topr + botr) / 2; //average of right LDRs
	if (avgtop < avgbot)
	{
	servoverti.write(servov +1);
	if (servov > servovLimitHigh)
	{
	servov = servovLimitHigh;
	}
	delay(10);
	}
	else if (avgbot < avgtop)
	{
	servoverti.write(servov -1);
	if (servov < servovLimitLow)
	{
	servov = servovLimitLow;
	}
	delay(10);
	}
	else
	{
	servoverti.write(servov);
	}
	if (avgleft > avgright)
	{
	servohori.write(servoh +1);
	if (servoh > servohLimitHigh)
	{
	servoh = servohLimitHigh;
	}
	delay(10);
	}
	else if (avgright > avgleft)
	{
	servohori.write(servoh -1);
	if (servoh < servohLimitLow)
	{
	servoh = servohLimitLow;
	}
	delay(10);
	}
	else
	{
	servohori.write(servoh);
	}
	delay(50);
	}