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Tracking Solar Concentrators

A Low Budget Solution

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Authors:
  1. Zafrullah Jagoo

    1. Department of Physics, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Energy (BRIEFSENERGY)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Physics of the Sun

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 5-15

  4. Solar Tracking

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 17-47

  5. Solar Concentrators

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 49-61

  6. Results and Discussion

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 63-75

  7. Conclusion

    • Zafrullah Jagoo
    Pages 77-79

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 81-99
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About this book

Harnessing a multitude of complementary green energy sources is the only plausible way to satisfy the energy demands of a greedy global economy. The potential of solar energy (being the most abundant) in fulfilling part of the energy requirements of mankind is immense and constitutes the focal point of this book. A self-powered solar tracker that points directly towards the sun by means of an integrated control mechanism with two degrees of rotational freedom was studied and developed. The electro-mechanical control system is based on a precisely-timed microcontroller circuit that first computes the altitude and azimuth of the sun in real-time and then drives a pair of stepper motors that steer the solar tracker towards it. A locally built fibre-glass parabolic dish, the surface of which is lined with a reflective vinyl mirror film, serves to concentrate solar rays on its surface.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius

    Zafrullah Jagoo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tracking Solar Concentrators

  • Book Subtitle: A Low Budget Solution

  • Authors: Zafrullah Jagoo

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Energy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6104-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6103-2Published: 31 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6104-9Published: 30 January 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2191-5520

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5539

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 99

  • Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Harvesting

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