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Dr. Sean Monemi is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Director of Smart Grid Laboratory at Cal Poly Pomona. He has many years of industrial experience and practiced engineering profession as an electrical engineer for Litton Industries. His professional experience includes working as a senior engineer and supervisor in one of the largest power company, Tennessee Valley Authority, in the areas of Substation Deign and Metering.
As of 2015, according to the Institute for Energy Research, solar energy constituted to only 5% of the total renewable energy consumption, which in turn constitutes 13.4% of the energy domestically produced. However, according to the US State Department of Energy since 2008, US solar installations have grown seventeen-fold. Therefore, there seems to be a trend in solar energy production. Solar energy development seems to be walking in a direction where it could potentially become a fundamental source of energy in the US.[8] The team designed and built a prototype solar tracking system from an electrical and mechanical perspective in order to demonstrate the concept of solar tracking and power generation. The prototype has automated battery charging circuit and switching capabilities for multiple batteries. The system was able to run in fully autonomous mode using photo-resistor to track the sun ensuring optimal coverage. The popular ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module was interfaced with an Arduino Mega using its communications protocols for wireless control and monitoring of the system.
Monemi, S. S. (2020, June), Prototype Automated Solar Tracking with Power Generation System Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--35108
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