Publication: Development of computer interface to control the movement of two axis solar collector
| datacite.subject.fos | oecd::Engineering and technology::Mechanical engineering | |
| dc.contributor.author | Umar, Muhammad Rodzi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-02T03:03:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-02T03:03:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-03-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Most individuals involved in electronics will have;over time,a number of unrelated tasks to perform.They may include controlling motors,measuring characteristics of electronic components,sensing the outside world and adjusting controls or interfacing with other electronic devices.Today,there are commercially available products you can plug into or attach to your computer to do these tasks.We can interface using a parallel port,serial port,interface card and Universal Serial Bus port ( USB ). In this project,what we are going to see is a development of a computer interface using a parallel port to control the movement of a two-axis solar collector.The two solar collectors are the flat plate and the CPC.Gear box and stepper motor will be used to control the movement in two-axis,x and z.In my research background,I will be doing the compound parabolic collector or mainly known as CPC.A detailed thermal performance,selective surface,optical performance,orientation and absorbed energy and concentration ratio was carried out to predict the thermal performance.The analysis is based on the established theory about CPC radiation absorption and heat loss from the collector.Based from the analysis,a program using Labview software has been developed to control the movement of the stepper motor.A circuit for stepper motor is also been developed and it works with the software.The torque of stepper motor provided is small and can not move the CPC but it can move by manual method.The maximum temperature for this CPC is 700C . Hollow copper is used for absorption and alluminium plate is used for reflection.Mild steel is suitable for the design structure because of high strength steel.Perspects is choose for the design of gear box and box for the parabolic collector because it is quite light and easy to make a shape.All the properties above are selected based on the analysis. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://erepo.usm.my/handle/123456789/20616 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Development of computer interface to control the movement of two axis solar collector | |
| dc.type | Resource Types::text::report | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oairecerif.author.affiliation | Universiti Sains Malaysia |