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Solar Power for the World
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Solar Power for the World

by Wolfgang Palz
October 2013
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
800 pages
22h 43m
English
CRC Press
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Tracking and Concentration Systems 615
40.8 Tracking and Concentration Systems
In 1982, I measured on the roof of Altamarena that the energy
production was increased by 20–25% when the modules were
automatically directed to the sun, following the sun’s inclination, and
I started to construct the first tracking systems with four sensors
around a square pole. It was running well initially, but mechanical
problems stopped the application (Fig. 40.16).
One other question was how to concentrate direct radiation onto
acentertosavespaceontheroof?Allconcentratingsystemsare
working with Fresnel lenses or mirror systems. In praxis many
problems stopped these applications. ...
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ISBN: 9789814411875