Designing and Construction of Solar Tracker
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2017-11-15
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Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE),Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh
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The crucial purpose of our systematic experimental technique is to concentrate the solar
radiation on the solar panel i.e. to construct a solar tracker system which will be capable of
converting maximum sun light to electrical energy in accordance with the direction of the sun.
Finally our Create a non-soldering, inexpensive, "smart" computer controlled, dual axis tracker
for school and home use.
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Prof. Dr. Md. Nurul Absar Chowdhury,
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering (MCE),
Islamic University of Technology (IUT),
Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh.
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