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The paper approaches the optimization of the motion law for a pseudo-azimuthal tracking system, which is used to increase the energetic efficiency of a photovoltaic platform. The optimization goal is to maximize the energetic efficiency, by maximizing the solar energy absorption (i.e. the incident radiation) and minimizing the energy consumption for performing the tracking. The step-by-step tracking law, which is configured through a parametric optimization in the MBS (Multi-Body Systems) software environment ADAMS of MSC Software, brings a significant energetic gain relative to the fixed system (without tracking).
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This paper is supported by the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development (SOP HRD), ID76945 financed from the European Social Fund and by the Romanian Government.
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Ioniţă, M.A., Alexandru, C. (2014). Optimal Design of the Motion Law for a Pseudo-Azimuthal Tracking System. In: Visa, I. (eds) The 11th IFToMM International Symposium on Science of Mechanisms and Machines. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01845-4_14
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