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Solar Trackers and Heliostats

We design custom made solar traking systems for any type of motor or application. If you have questions you may send them to info@sunreign.com∞.

Ways to determine position

There are different approaches to orient towards the sun automaticaly. This also depends on the thype of mount for the mirrors chosen. The most common is using a differential between two fotocells. This does not require knowing the actual position. Another is to use stepper motors and a table of the suns position. This can also work with servo motors. Stepper motors and servos can be used to reflect sunlight, but they are a bit more expensive. A cheaper alternative to stepper motors and servo's may be an ordinary motor combined with a Gray Codeing Wheel∞. Lastly there are clock gears that can in theory operate both axis (no example known).

Microcontroller types

Pic(axe) based trackers

Control Circuits

GreenWatts∞
Redrok∞
The Analog Guy∞
Fusionseeker Products∞
Suntrack∞
Red Rock Tracker∞
Schematics 1∞
schematics 2∞
kit 1∞
Tracker Design 1∞
Tracker Design 2∞
Tracker Design 3∞
Multi heliostat ideas∞
Suntracker∞
MTM Scientific∞
Schematic∞
Low Torque∞
professionals∞
Rasp solar tracking∞
Steve's tracker∞

Software∞

Heliostats PV

2 Axis ADES Heliostats∞
1 Axis Traxle∞
2 Axis Solazone∞
2 Axis Zomeworks∞
Theta Track∞
DEGERenergie∞
2 Axis Feina∞
2 Axis Mecasolar∞
Heliostat and tracking∞
Heloitropio∞
Thermal Expansion Hydraulic Patent∞also here∞
Titan Tracker∞

Heliostat Solar Thermal

2 Axis Practical Solar∞
A Swiss project∞
An interesting diy project∞
Another interesting diy project∞
Cheap Heliostats∞

Gear

US Digital Inclinometers∞
DC motor based servo∞
Heavy duty gear∞
Actuators (Dutch)∞
Untility Scale∞
Servo based linear actuator∞
Linear actuators∞
Gear motor∞