Nice video. Can you explain more about how the passive system works? The active systems require so much energy, time and maintenance I don't think they are practical for anything but high end farms.
The gentleman has done a good job on describing how the photovoltaic solar panels work. We have a company in Pennsylvania (US) which deals with solar-system installations and believe that solar energy is the only way to save electricity bills.
That was a detailed explanation on the functioning of solar panels. We have a solar panel installation company based in the US and realize the importance of such vivid explanations.
Another problem is that the temperature of the fluid depends more on wind and climate than the position of the sun. I can see why it is disconnected. Good application of the principles although not practical.
@DD826 This one did work after I fixed it. I had to re-grease the swivel joint, and clean the piston. The panel needed to be reset. This video was designed to show how the mechanics worked.
@1234Doc4321 Agreed. I have seen on a windy day the panels being blown in the wrong direction. The cheaper passive solar systems are easily blown in the wrong direction by the wind. Active tracking does require some energy produced by the solar panels and are more expensive.
@nuclearboy2003 perhaps using springs to keep it in tension could solve this problem? depends on the amount of force the hydraulic cylinder can generate. Very interested in your passive system, do you have more details on it? Combining this with an timed active system to solve the problem of cloudy days could be an idea to...
do you know of any wind-up solar trackers? it seems like one could be built that could be reset daily, maybe out of a one hour kitchen timer or something
tracker do not use allot of power mine uses 12 watt hours per day for a 10'x 10 tracker and increases the power a panel out put bu 40%. how does this system work on a cloudy day?
The main problem with this system is that on a cloudy day it will not work. This is the one major flaw of the passive tracking system. The sun is required to make the passive tracking system work.
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subhankar8925 1 month ago 3
nice! didnt know that there are 2 kinds of solar panels! =)
iLOVENATURE2011 1 month ago
OK.... So... how does it track? Is it working in the video as the title suggests?
ZachreyCA 4 months ago
Nice video. Can you explain more about how the passive system works? The active systems require so much energy, time and maintenance I don't think they are practical for anything but high end farms.
tsbrownie 8 months ago
Who makes the tracker?
sundug69 1 year ago
@sundug69 Actually the company went out of business. I wanted to get the same trackers to reinstall on all the panels, and they do not exist anymore.
nuclearboy2003 1 year ago
The gentleman has done a good job on describing how the photovoltaic solar panels work. We have a company in Pennsylvania (US) which deals with solar-system installations and believe that solar energy is the only way to save electricity bills.
aztecsolarpwr 1 year ago
That was a detailed explanation on the functioning of solar panels. We have a solar panel installation company based in the US and realize the importance of such vivid explanations.
aztecsolar 1 year ago
Another problem is that the temperature of the fluid depends more on wind and climate than the position of the sun. I can see why it is disconnected. Good application of the principles although not practical.
SOLARTRADERdotCA 1 year ago
Nice, it might have better to show one that worked?
DD826 1 year ago 3
@DD826 This one did work after I fixed it. I had to re-grease the swivel joint, and clean the piston. The panel needed to be reset. This video was designed to show how the mechanics worked.
nuclearboy2003 1 year ago 3
One bad thing is the fact that on a windy day the panel can get damaged. Active tracker are run on a gear and keep the panel from moving freely.
1234Doc4321 1 year ago
@1234Doc4321 Agreed. I have seen on a windy day the panels being blown in the wrong direction. The cheaper passive solar systems are easily blown in the wrong direction by the wind. Active tracking does require some energy produced by the solar panels and are more expensive.
nuclearboy2003 1 year ago
@nuclearboy2003 perhaps using springs to keep it in tension could solve this problem? depends on the amount of force the hydraulic cylinder can generate. Very interested in your passive system, do you have more details on it? Combining this with an timed active system to solve the problem of cloudy days could be an idea to...
dropbear22 1 year ago
do you know of any wind-up solar trackers? it seems like one could be built that could be reset daily, maybe out of a one hour kitchen timer or something
zulubakery 2 years ago
tracker do not use allot of power mine uses 12 watt hours per day for a 10'x 10 tracker and increases the power a panel out put bu 40%. how does this system work on a cloudy day?
svesolar 3 years ago
The main problem with this system is that on a cloudy day it will not work. This is the one major flaw of the passive tracking system. The sun is required to make the passive tracking system work.
nuclearboy2003 2 years ago