Swarm solar rooftop system using 6 DoF parallel manipulators and two axes linear movement

Abstract

Solar energy is an emerging source of electricity in today’s world, and It has been playing an eminent role in generating maximum energy to comply with everyday needs. Solar energy totally depends on the sun’s irradiation and the various sun path angles, so to achieve maximum efficiency, the solar panels need to be facing the direction with maximum solar irradiation. As solar panels are mainly placed on the top of buildings or terraces, to retain the elegance of the building, solar panels can be arranged in specific dynamically arranged patterns, which can be used to visualize the waving effect. This paper proposes a novel method to incorporate the use of 6 DoF parallel manipulators attached to linear movable XY axes, to achieve the tracking of sun path for gaining maximum efficiency and to depict various visual motions such as waves, swarm movement of solar panels in terms of architectural efficacy.