Harnessing a multitude of complementary green energy sources is the only plausible way to satisfy the energy demands of a greedy global economy. The potential of solar energy (being the most abundant) in fulfilling part of the energy requirements of mankind is immense and constitutes the focal point of this book. A self-powered solar tracker that points directly towards the sun by means of an integrated control mechanism with two degrees of rotational freedom was studied and developed. The electro-mechanical control system is based on a precisely-timed microcontroller circuit that first computes the altitude and azimuth of the sun in real-time and then drives a pair of stepper motors that steer the solar tracker towards it. A locally built fibre-glass parabolic dish, the surface of which is lined with a reflective vinyl mirror film, serves to concentrate solar rays on its surface.
Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-10
9400761031
ISBN-13
9789400761032
eBay Product ID (ePID)
165034487
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Produktart
Lehrbuch
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
120 Seiten
Verlag
Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherland
Publikationsname
Tracking Solar Concentrators
Autor
Zafrullah Jagoo
Format
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Inhaltsbeschreibung
Paperback
Item Length
23cm
Item Height
6mm
Item Width
15cm
Item Weight
195g
Buchreihe
Springerbriefs in Energy
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