TITLE:
Theoretical and Experimental Quantification of Solar Radiation through a Tracking System
AUTHORS:
Guy Christian Tubreoumya, Eloi Salmwendé Tiendrebeogo, Tchardja Combary, Téré Dabilgou, Jacques Nebié, Boubou Bagré, Alfa Oumar Dissa, Antoine Bere
KEYWORDS:
Tracking System, Solar Radiation, Dual Axis, Energy Efficiency
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.14 No.9,
September
27,
2024
ABSTRACT: This work deals with the estimation of solar radiation through a solar tracker aimed at evaluating the effect of solar tracking on the solar deposit in Burkina Faso. Using a two-axis solar tracking system, we experimentally measured solar radiation at our Joseph KI-ZERBO University site and compared it with that obtained by a numerical simulation run using Fortran programming software based on a mathematical model by Brichambaut. The results obtained from the mathematical and experimental studies show that, with a solar tracker, on a clear-sky day, solar irradiation is between 800 W·m−2 and 1000 W·m−2 between about 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., i.e. a duration of 8 hours of insolation. Analysis of the numerical and experimental results shows very good quantitative and qualitative agreement, with an average relative error of 18%.