Radiant energy driven orientation system
AssigneeZomeworks Corporation
InventorKevin Tan
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AssigneeZomeworks Corporation
InventorKevin Tan
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An autonomous passive solar tracker having a thermal actuator that is connected through a cable and pulley and drum to a spring. The drum and spring are mounted on a cross beam of the tracker frame. The cable is attached on one end to the actuator push rod. It then threads through the pulley and wraps around the drum. The spring biases the tracker to pivot towards one direction, and the actuator when heated and extended forces the tracker to pivot in the opposite direction. The tracker is oriented so that the spring has a bias to pivot the tracker to the east, and the outward force of the actuator rod against the cable causes the actuator to pivot to the west. One may take advantage of this tracking by attaching a solar collector to the frame of the tracker.
A radiant energy driven orientation system comprising:
A radiant energy driven orientation system comprising:
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