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Title: Tracking system

Abstract

A system of tracking the sun each day of the year with compensation for changes in time of sunrise and time of sunset as well as sun declination on a day to day basis, declination being under control of a crank that makes one revolution per year. The equation of time is under control of a cam that also revolves once a year and resets the clock to reflect solar rather than mean solar time in order to properly follow the sun. The position of sun acquisition and loss are a function of the declination and the time is a function of the clock corrected via the cam for equation of time. Thus, when the declination is reset each day, it sets the position of acquisition and loss while the clock, now set for the change due to the equation of time, determines the time of acquisition and loss.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6053913
Patent Number(s):
US 4546756
Assignee:
G and G Solar, Inc.
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Dec 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-330512
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; TIME MEASUREMENT; HOURLY VARIATIONS; INCLINATION; POSITIONING; TIMING PROPERTIES; EQUIPMENT; HELIOSTATS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR TRACKING; VARIATIONS; 141000* - Solar Collectors & Concentrators

Citation Formats

Leroy, V A, and Gaedtke, H D. Tracking system. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Leroy, V A, & Gaedtke, H D. Tracking system. United States.
Leroy, V A, and Gaedtke, H D. 1985. "Tracking system". United States.
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title = {Tracking system},
author = {Leroy, V A and Gaedtke, H D},
abstractNote = {A system of tracking the sun each day of the year with compensation for changes in time of sunrise and time of sunset as well as sun declination on a day to day basis, declination being under control of a crank that makes one revolution per year. The equation of time is under control of a cam that also revolves once a year and resets the clock to reflect solar rather than mean solar time in order to properly follow the sun. The position of sun acquisition and loss are a function of the declination and the time is a function of the clock corrected via the cam for equation of time. Thus, when the declination is reset each day, it sets the position of acquisition and loss while the clock, now set for the change due to the equation of time, determines the time of acquisition and loss.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6053913}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}