Abstract—This research paper carries out a realistic experimental
approach to enhance the solar output power to a
significant level with the application of solar concentrator and
tracking system and also proposes a fuzzy based control system
for the utilization of the duration for which solar power is
available. By using only a solar panel, the theoretical value is
supposed to be around 40% more. The method is arranged
using ‘Double Sun Technology’and ‘Solar Tracker’. In addition
to ‘Double Sun Technology’, four flat mirrors have been used
to increase the output power. A remarkable enhancement in the
output power is achieved with this method. Rather than using
only a solar panel, the output power increases by 58.32% by
using a photovoltaic (PV) panel with four flat mirrors with solar
tracker system. The concentrators are designed to collect the
incident light from the sun and concentrate them on the PV panel
so that the solar irradiance is more. The experiment is conducted
in four different setups. In the first setup, the output power is
calculated without the use of Double Sun and solar tracker. In the
second setup, power is measured with Double Sun but without
solar tracker. Both Double Sun and solar tracker are used in
the third setup. Then four flat mirrors and solar tracker are
considered. Output power has been calculated using open circuit
voltage and short circuit current. Finally, the proposed system
improves the total output by maximum utilization of available
photovoltaic energy and maximum utilization of the duration for
which solar power is available based on fuzzy logic.
Index Terms—Photovoltaic (PV) panel, passive device, Double
Sun Technology, solar tracker, concentrator, fuzzy logic.