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@article{190584,
        author = {SHOURYA NARESH SAKHARE and Siddhant Kalambe and Yugal Raghute, and Dr. Hemant Bhagat Patil and Mohit Pardhi},
        title = {Automatic Solar Tracker Without Microcontroller},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {6801-6805},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190584},
        abstract = {Renewable resources are things that we can use over and over again. This is because they are always available in nature. For example we have sunlight, oxygen, fresh water and wind. Solar energy is one of the important renewable resources. This is because we are running out of fuels like coal, oil and gas. We have a lot of energy available to us. If we use energy in the right way it can really help us with our energy problems and reduce pollution. Renewable resources like energy are very good for us. We should use resources, like solar energy to help our planet.
The solar power system works well when it gets a lot of sunlight. For a panel to make the most electricity it needs to face the sun for most of the day.The solar panel has to be right, in front of the sun.In solar power systems the solar panels do not move and stay in one place.As the sun goes from the side to the west side of the house during the day the solar panels that are fixed in one place cannot get the most sunlight all the time.This means the solar power system makes electricity because the solar panels are not getting enough sunlight.The solar power system and the solar panels are not working well as they could be. So we need a system that can follow the sun to make solar panels work better. This system has to track the movement of the sun. The movement of the sun is really important, for panels. We want solar panels to work well as they can. To do that we need a system that can track the movement of the sun.The solar tracking system is really useful because it moves the panel to face the sun all the time.It does this by turning the panel around to match where the sun is, in the sky.This means the solar panel gets sunlight on it.
The solar tracking system can make the solar panel work better by around 30 to 40 percent compared to panels that do not move.This is a deal because it means we can get more electricity from the same solar panel.The solar tracking system and the solar panel work together to make this happen.This paper is about a solar tracking system. It uses a microcontroller and a stepper motor and a motor driver and a solar panel. The system can find out where the sunlight is coming from. It controls the stepper motor. The stepper motor then moves the panel so it gets the most sunlight all day. This means the solar panel makes electricity. The solar tracking system is simple. It works well and it does not cost a lot. That is why it is good for real life uses. The solar tracking system is a way to get more power, from the solar panel. This work was developed as a college-level academic project to demonstrate the effective use of solar tracking technology.},
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        month = {January},
        }