/ by Thomas DeVoss

electricpower:

Sun tracking solar panel 
 
As we all know, a solar panel must be exposed to the most amount of sunlight possible to reach full efficiency. A solid mount limits the amount of time that the panel is fully exposed to direct sunlight. T…

electricpower:

Sun tracking solar panel

As we all know, a solar panel must be exposed to the most amount of sunlight possible to reach full efficiency. A solid mount limits the amount of time that the panel is fully exposed to direct sunlight. The solution is to build a pivoting mount that automates the process of aiming at the sun.

[bwitmer] takes us through the process of building one out of some wood and old bicycle rims. He bought a pre made tracking unit to control his actuator, but we thinkmany of you here could rig something up on your own.

[via HacknMod]

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Source: http://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/sun-trackin...
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