Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker
In the last 30 years numerous attempts have been made to improve the efficiency of the parabolic collectors in the electric power production, although most of the studies have focused on the industrial production of thermoelectric power. This research focuses on the application of this concentrating...
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pubmed-49343082016-07-06 Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker Morón, Carlos Díaz, Jorge Pablo Ferrández, Daniel Ramos, Mari Paz Article In the last 30 years numerous attempts have been made to improve the efficiency of the parabolic collectors in the electric power production, although most of the studies have focused on the industrial production of thermoelectric power. This research focuses on the application of this concentrating solar thermal power in the unexplored field of building construction. To that end, a mechatronic prototype of a hybrid paraboloidal and cylindrical-parabolic tracker based on the Arduido technology has been designed. The prototype is able to measure meteorological data autonomously in order to quantify the energy potential of any location. In this way, it is possible to reliably model real commercial equipment behavior before its deployment in buildings and single family houses. MDPI 2016-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4934308/ /pubmed/27314359 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s16060882 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
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Morón, Carlos Díaz, Jorge Pablo Ferrández, Daniel Ramos, Mari Paz |
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Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker |
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Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker |
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Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker |
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Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker |
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Mechatronic Prototype of Parabolic Solar Tracker |
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mechatronic prototype of parabolic solar tracker |
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In the last 30 years numerous attempts have been made to improve the efficiency of the parabolic collectors in the electric power production, although most of the studies have focused on the industrial production of thermoelectric power. This research focuses on the application of this concentrating solar thermal power in the unexplored field of building construction. To that end, a mechatronic prototype of a hybrid paraboloidal and cylindrical-parabolic tracker based on the Arduido technology has been designed. The prototype is able to measure meteorological data autonomously in order to quantify the energy potential of any location. In this way, it is possible to reliably model real commercial equipment behavior before its deployment in buildings and single family houses. |
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