subject: Using Solar Tracking With Time [print this page] Solar tracking is the phrase used to describe devices that move lenses, reflectors and panels to the sun in order to capture the energy that it gives off. There are multiple ways to track the sun, and many are programmed to chase the sun. But, some are tracked by time.
Solar tracking has been used commercially for many years, but this can be expensive and there's always been the need for an alternative. What they do is increase the amount of time solar panels produce power by facing the sun.
So, instead of using the device that moves when the sun does there is also the idea of programming the panel to move with time, to help reduce the costs. But, does it work?
Ultimately, yes it does. By attaching it to a solar electric panel, you can get hours of extra power. All that you need to does is select times throughout the day and the panels will be aimed to exactly where the sun is positioned. If the sun is behind clouds it will be there waiting for when it comes back out.
Many people today are trying to live on solar, and get their homes working fully through the energy of the sun. Your wallet and the environment are helped by this. There are so many uses for solar panels that it doesn't have to stop at basic home electricity, but will also stretch to air conditioning and many more.
The sun's heat has been used since the beginning of time, but it's only been today when the technology has been found and evolved to figure out what we need.
There is only a small fraction of the sun's energy that is currently used to create electricity, but in the future it should be powering the whole world. You need to get ahead of the trend and find out how this can help you.
The usual fit of solar panels is expensive to buy and produce, and this is where they are fitted with specific devices to follow the sun. For this reason, people tend to use time tracking to follow the sun around so that when the sun is in a certain position then that is where your solar panel will be. The future needs to be green for our futures and to do this we need to use renewable energy like solar, hydro and wind. Why not start now?
