ME102 Fall 2007 Final Project Solar tracking solar oven. Group: Evan Schoups Olek Pawlawski Anand Subramanian Eduard Tran Sonny Watanasirisuk Kyle Lawrence
So what's the *net* power output? (Even scaled up?) Solar cells are falling in cost. What's the point in tracking other than just as an interesting hobby? You can build a better mousetrap, but if the economic are not there, the world will never see it.
@humexavier Good thought but you would only use a portion of the cells. Once they become less expensive where you could have some of them not being used, your idea would be great. Keep thinking outside the box.
Sphere used on cars or nasa shuttle.Using up energy to move the dishes all day to get the right angle focus on a car Half the energy is used trying to move all the dishes all the time. Solar panels on say a truck more aero dynamic for traveling(compared to dish).Nasa space telescopes that have sphere shaped panels because to much energy to move a dish in space. Plus a dish must recharge its battery for dish motion.Battery last 10 years.Sphere no matter what turn or angle of sun no motions needed
Great Idea but why does everybody use a dish shape to track sun.Why not use a globe shape solar collector. Dishes always need to move but a ball shaped solar collecting, can get all angles on its panels.
So what's the *net* power output? (Even scaled up?) Solar cells are falling in cost. What's the point in tracking other than just as an interesting hobby? You can build a better mousetrap, but if the economic are not there, the world will never see it.
tsbrownie 6 months ago
@humexavier Good thought but you would only use a portion of the cells. Once they become less expensive where you could have some of them not being used, your idea would be great. Keep thinking outside the box.
ckhemken 11 months ago
nice, you can shot down a penlight with it. so how is that going to track the sun? LOL
does it work?i loved the inginuity behind it you could make a fortune selling army toys.
datzfast 1 year ago
Pay no attention to the mechanism behind the disk! Wow it works! How?
000hhhmmmnnn 1 year ago
trucking made compicated :) we need simple trucking ,dependeble only on sun and not on computer camera.... please check my setup
djpitr 3 years ago
Sphere used on cars or nasa shuttle.Using up energy to move the dishes all day to get the right angle focus on a car Half the energy is used trying to move all the dishes all the time. Solar panels on say a truck more aero dynamic for traveling(compared to dish).Nasa space telescopes that have sphere shaped panels because to much energy to move a dish in space. Plus a dish must recharge its battery for dish motion.Battery last 10 years.Sphere no matter what turn or angle of sun no motions needed
humexavier 3 years ago
they are trying to concentrate light from a wide area onto a single point, to increase
the heat
ycats1000 3 years ago
Great Idea but why does everybody use a dish shape to track sun.Why not use a globe shape solar collector. Dishes always need to move but a ball shaped solar collecting, can get all angles on its panels.
humexavier 3 years ago
good idea useing camera :) good work :)
djpitr 3 years ago
Great device can it run on solar power?
cdltpx 4 years ago