A wireless sensor network-based heliostat system using real-time image processing techniques

Maha Younis; Hessa Al-Shehhi; Nada Al Hamar; M. Meribout

doi:10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752559

A wireless sensor network-based heliostat system using real-time image processing techniques

Maha Younis
, Hessa Al-Shehhi
, Nada Al Hamar
, M. Meribout

Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper a new concept of heliostat system to maximize the amount of solar energy projected onto the focus is introduced. Its principle consists to use a single CCD camera to track in real-time the three dimensional (3D) motion of the sun and to broadcast this information to all the mirrors of the system in a wireless manner. Each of these mirrors is controlled by an independent control unit, the task of which is to rotate the associated mirror around its center and in 3D space in such a way to provide the maximal reflection of the solar energy onto the focus. Experimental results on a hardware prototype system indicate the feasibility of the concept to track a source of light in an indoor environment at the image frame rate.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC
Pages	465-468
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752559
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 19 Feb 2011 → 22 Feb 2011

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Conference	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	19/02/11 → 22/02/11

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Younis, M, Al-Shehhi, H, Hamar, NA & Meribout, M 2011, A wireless sensor network-based heliostat system using real-time image processing techniques. in 2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC., 5752559, 2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011, pp. 465-468, 2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19/02/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752559

A wireless sensor network-based heliostat system using real-time image processing techniques. / Younis, Maha; Al-Shehhi, Hessa; Hamar, Nada Al et al.
2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC. 2011. p. 465-468 5752559 (2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011).

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