Solar tracking apparatus

Title: Solar tracking apparatus

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The invention relates to a solar tracking device which tracks the position of the sun using paired, partially-shaded photocells. Auxiliary photocells are used for initial acquisition of the sun and for the suppression of false tracking when the sun is obscured by clouds.

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Hammons, Burrell E ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 863673

Patent Number(s):: 4225781

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S3/7861 - {Solar tracking systems}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/47 - Mountings or tracking

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S50/20 - for tracking

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DOE Contract Number:: E(29-1)-789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: solar; tracking; apparatus; relates; device; tracks; position; sun; paired; partially-shaded; photocells; auxiliary; initial; acquisition; suppression; false; obscured; clouds; solar tracking; tracking apparatus; tracking device; /250/126/356/

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  abstractNote = {The invention relates to a solar tracking device which tracks the position of the sun using paired, partially-shaded photocells. Auxiliary photocells are used for initial acquisition of the sun and for the suppression of false tracking when the sun is obscured by clouds.},

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