Patent ID: 8042534

Claim:
An apparatus for solar servo control tracking having an integrated control device, comprising: a single solar cell sensor unit ( 300 ) for detecting luminance of sunrays with respect to a solar azimuth consisting; a stepping motor ( 320 ) for providing rotation power to measure an incident angle of sun rays entering at a maximal luminance, so that a solar cell scans luminance of 30 to 150°; a solar cell rotation shaft ( 360 ) for transmitting the rotation power of the stepping motor; a rotation angle sensor ( 330 ) for measuring an azimuth with respect to the luminance of the sunrays; a solar cell ( 310 ) installed to the solar cell rotation shaft ( 360 ) for measuring the luminance of the sunrays; a base plate ( 400 ) for mounting a pair of supports ( 380 , 390 ), stepping motor, solar cell rotation shaft, and rotation angle sensor; a case ( 340 ) installed on the base plate ( 400 ) for enveloping to protect the stepping motor, the solar cell, the solar cell rotation shaft, and the rotation angle sensor; a lucid semi-spherical cover ( 410 ) installed on the top of the case ( 340 ) for protecting the components in the case ( 340 ) against moisture; and a waterproof connector ( 420 ) installed to lateral side of the case ( 340 ) for connecting an electric power and providing input signal from the integrated control panel to the stepping motor and output signal from the rotation angle sensor, an integrated control panel ( 500 ) for remotely transmitting a control signal based on a maximal solar azimuth calculated by comparing a solar azimuth based on the luminance of sun's ray detected by the solar cell sensor unit ( 300 ) with a solar azimuth measured in real time; a plurality of solar tracking devices ( 1 to N) having a solar tracking device controller ( 70 ) for remotely receiving the control signal via a wireless communication; wherein the integrated control panel ( 500 ) and individual tracking device controller ( 70 ) have a wireless communication module, which is either one of a TCP/IP communication module, a RF communication module or a Bluetooth communication module for remotely operating the solar module assemblies ( 10 ) and the solar cell sensor unit ( 300 ) with respect to the solar azimuth, even if it is cloudy or bad weather; a high torque driving unit ( 20 ) having an AC single phase inductor ( 21 ) to generate a driving torque by servo-control of the tracking device controller ( 70 ) in accordance with the control signal; a plurality of solar module assemblies ( 10 ) driven by the high torque driving unit ( 20 ) to track the solar azimuth in accordance with the control signal; and an operating angle sensor unit ( 50 ) installed to the high torque driving unit ( 20 ) to detect various operating angles of the solar module assemblies ( 10 ) that track the sun in accordance with the control signal.