Build Sun Tracker Solar Panels

It is based on a 1960s vintage tv antenna rotator driven by 21st century microcontroller technology.

Build sun tracker solar panels. My plan is to make several and have a ground mounted system at my. Adjust the panel until the dowel has no shadow whatsoever around it and your solar panel is now facing head on into the sun. The solar tracker itself can be built using many different mechanical kits including lego and knex but the servo used here has enough torque to allow the solar panels to be directly mounted to a panel which is then mounted to the servo. This web site shows how i did it.

I found this video showing how to make a double axis solar tracker using common building materials and techniques. This is my home made solar panel sun tracker. Place the piece on the solar panel so that the dowel is in the exact center of the array and temporarily tape it in place. Tom moates guide shows you how to build a manual solar tracker cheap rugged.

Remove the plywood and you will be getting the maximum output. This means that the panels must be angled towards the sun for each season and throughout the day as the sun rises and sets to get the maximum input from the sun. It was pretty easy to build.