Solar Power System and Solar Energy Chasing Method Thereof
A solar power system and a solar energy chasing method. Errors may be corrected in the installation area of a solar energy collecting plate with solar cells, particularly, in the installation direction thereof. Therefore, a control angle may be operated and determined, so that the solar cells or the solar energy collecting plate may be rotated precisely in the desired direction. In the case of disposing a plurality of solar energy collecting plates, the solar energy collecting plates may be controlled according to a predetermined rotation angle, thereby increasing solar energy absorbing efficiency.
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16 . A solar power generation apparatus comprising:
a solar panel that houses a solar cell;
a rotational angle processing unit that processes a rotation angle to rotate the solar panel to maintain a constant angle relative to the sun depending on the elevation of the sun and its azimuth;
a differential angle processing unit that processes a differential angle between the installation direction of the solar panel and true north;
a control angle processing unit that processes a control angle based on the rotational angle; and
a drive unit that rotates the solar panel according to the control angle.
17 . The solar power generation system of claim 16 wherein the constant angle is such that the solar cell is perpendicular to the sunlight of the sun.
18 . The solar power generation system of claim 16 further comprising a communication unit that communicates with an external system through wired and wireless communication.
19 . The solar power generation system of claim 18 wherein elevation of the sun and its azimuth is determined by the information received from an outside weather observation system which is connected to the communication unit.
20 . The solar power generation system of claim 16 further comprising an additional memory unit to store date, time, location and its related weather.
21 . The solar power generation system of claim 20 wherein elevation of the sun and its azimuth are being processed based on the date, time, location and related weather that are stored in the memory unit.
22 . The solar power generation system of claim 20 wherein the memory unit is preset with the elevation of the sun and its azimuth according to date, time, location and its related weather.
23 . The solar power generation system of claim 16 further comprising an input-output unit that receives instructions externally and sends out the current status externally.
24 . The solar power generation system of claim 23 wherein the input-output unit includes a display unit that receives instruction through the screen and displays current status through the screen.
25 . The solar power generation system of claim 16 wherein the constant angle is determined by one or more components from the time of sunrise, time of sunset, distance between solar panels, location of solar panel, size of sunlight and weather data.
26 . A solar tracking method for solar power generation apparatus that includes at least one solar cell, the method comprising:
processing a rotational angle to maintain the solar cell in a constant angle relative to the sun based on the elevation of the sun and its azimuth;
processing a differential angle between the direction of the solar cell and true north;
processing a control angle based on the rotational angle and differential angle; and
driving the solar cell to change the angle of the solar cell according to the control angle.
27 . The solar tracking method of claim 26 wherein elevation of the sun and its azimuth are determined based on the received information from an outside weather observation system.
28 . The solar tracking method of claim 26 wherein elevation of the sun and its azimuth are processed based on the pre-stored date, time, location and its weather data.
29 . The solar tracking method of claim 26 wherein elevation of the sun and its azimuth being pre-determined based on date, time, location and its weather data.
30 . The solar tracking method of claim 26 wherein a constant angle being perpendicular between the solar panel plane and the sun is determined by one or a combination of one or more components from the time of sunrise, time of sunset, distance between solar panels, location of solar panel, size of sunlight and weather data.