Rotation Angle for the Optimum Tracking of One-Axis Trackers
Abstract
An equation for the rotation angle for optimum tracking of one-axis trackers is derived along with equations giving the relationships between the rotation angle and the surface tilt and azimuth angles. These equations are useful for improved modeling of the solar radiation available to a collector with tracking constraints and for determining the appropriate motor revolutions for optimum tracking.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1089596
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-6A20-58891
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; ROTATION ANGLE; EQUATIONS; TILT; AZIMUTH; SOLAR RADIATION; INCIDENCE ANGLE; OPTIMUM TRACKING; Solar Energy - Thermal
Citation Formats
Marion, W. F., and Dobos, A. P. Rotation Angle for the Optimum Tracking of One-Axis Trackers. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.2172/1089596.
Marion, W. F., & Dobos, A. P. Rotation Angle for the Optimum Tracking of One-Axis Trackers. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1089596
Marion, W. F., and Dobos, A. P. 2013.
"Rotation Angle for the Optimum Tracking of One-Axis Trackers". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1089596. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1089596.
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title = {Rotation Angle for the Optimum Tracking of One-Axis Trackers},
author = {Marion, W. F. and Dobos, A. P.},
abstractNote = {An equation for the rotation angle for optimum tracking of one-axis trackers is derived along with equations giving the relationships between the rotation angle and the surface tilt and azimuth angles. These equations are useful for improved modeling of the solar radiation available to a collector with tracking constraints and for determining the appropriate motor revolutions for optimum tracking.},
doi = {10.2172/1089596},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1089596},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}
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