Mini Projects Spark

SolaMax

Fareed Shiraziby
setup with 2 LDR’s
the LDR (Photoresistor) sensor
a detail view of the sensors
setup with a single LDR (Photoresistor) sensor

Using a single LDR (Light Dependant Resistor, i.e. Photo Resistor) and 2-LDR setups to find the position (direction) of the brightest light (i.e. highest intensity light). Also, as part 2 of this project, the setup tracks the light (the sun) from east (at sunrise) to west (at sunset).

The setup uses a microcontroller to read the inputs of the sensor/s (LDR’s) to determine the brightest light, and uses a servo motor as an output to move/rotate the sensors to ultimately find (or follow) the position of the brightest light.

The following are the presentation slides of the project: