Geodesy

Quantum mechanics

Engineering

Philosophy

Tilt (camera)

Aerospace engineering

Literature

Tracking (education)

Real-time computing

Energy (signal processing)

Pedagogy

Operating system

Atomic physics

Solar tracker

Computer science

Simple (philosophy)

Sunlight

Geology

Solar energy

Mechanical engineering

Physics

Simulation

Psychology

Optics

Epistemology

Automotive engineering

Environmental science

Track (disk drive)

Artificial intelligence

Low energy

Dual (grammatical number)

Servo

Computer vision

Electrical engineering

Energy Science & Engineering

This paper presents the design and practical implementation of a simple active dual‐axis solar tracker ( DAST ) to track the sun's movement by using fewer components and low‐cost as well. A dual‐axis mechanism is developed in order to tilt the PV panel by two servo motors facing the highest intensity of sunlight captured by LDR sensors, which are placed in the four corners of PV panel. The DAST prototype was constructed practically and tested using a real‐time virtual instrument based on Excel to determine its efficiency. Moreover, a comparison based on experimental results between the energy produced by the proposed smart DAST and a fixed panel shows that the smart DAST produces 36.26% more energy compared to the fixed panel. The proposed active DAST can be easily implemented without possessing deep knowledge about solar tracking technologies and electronic engineering.

A simple and low‐cost active dual‐axis solar tracker