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Greetings members of the solarpaneltalk community,
My name is Adam and I live in Scotland, ironically I speak of solar energy on the shortest day of the year where the sun cannot be harnessed to its full potential.
I have been working on a solar tracking solar furnace for some time now and have stalled due to budget constraints and the run up to Xmas.
My project involves 2 stepper motors, 4 gears, 4 bearings, a Skydish, thousands of tiny cut mirrors, glue, steel cylinders, Arduino, wire, solder, 4 potentiometers, 12 resistors, a 5v adapter, prototype circuit board, 4 light dependent resistors, wood, nuts, bolts, screws, washers and oil.
Yes my project isn't 100% oil free, but compared to the amount of fossil fuels you won't use when boiling your kettle, making a barbeque or processing materials (watch this space) it uses very little.
I have several uploads on youtube and you can see the evolution of my project from making my first stepper motor turn to building a complete (non-working) prototype and finally to my new gearing system to make it much more wind resistant.
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This was my earliest work deciding stepper motors were better than brushless DC for solar tracking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ppU...eature=related
This is a tour of my completed, non-working solar reflector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWLj...eature=related
This is my latest update showing the guts of my new gearbox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY-DhRM_Vto
Oh and this was me kayaking from England to France for charity on BANANA POWER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84P-4...eature=related
As you see I have been very passionate about renewable energy for some time and I look forwards to hearing your comments and suggestions about my designs and ideas.
Thank you for reading.
My name is Adam and I live in Scotland, ironically I speak of solar energy on the shortest day of the year where the sun cannot be harnessed to its full potential.
I have been working on a solar tracking solar furnace for some time now and have stalled due to budget constraints and the run up to Xmas.
My project involves 2 stepper motors, 4 gears, 4 bearings, a Skydish, thousands of tiny cut mirrors, glue, steel cylinders, Arduino, wire, solder, 4 potentiometers, 12 resistors, a 5v adapter, prototype circuit board, 4 light dependent resistors, wood, nuts, bolts, screws, washers and oil.
Yes my project isn't 100% oil free, but compared to the amount of fossil fuels you won't use when boiling your kettle, making a barbeque or processing materials (watch this space) it uses very little.
I have several uploads on youtube and you can see the evolution of my project from making my first stepper motor turn to building a complete (non-working) prototype and finally to my new gearing system to make it much more wind resistant.
solar.jpg
This was my earliest work deciding stepper motors were better than brushless DC for solar tracking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ppU...eature=related
This is a tour of my completed, non-working solar reflector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWLj...eature=related
This is my latest update showing the guts of my new gearbox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY-DhRM_Vto
Oh and this was me kayaking from England to France for charity on BANANA POWER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84P-4...eature=related
As you see I have been very passionate about renewable energy for some time and I look forwards to hearing your comments and suggestions about my designs and ideas.
Thank you for reading.