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Category Archives: Heliostat Projects
Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program Updated to 0.9.6
The code for both the Open Source Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program and the Single Machine Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronics Set Up has been updated to V.0.9.6. Ver. 0.9.6 fixes a bug in the code which caused the altitude and azimuth … Continue reading
Sun Tracking / Heliostat Project Introductory Video
It’s been a fairly quiet around the site over the last several months as I have been busy with school. I’ve still been working on various projects, but just haven’t had much time to document them. Over this winter’s break … Continue reading
Single Machine Sun Tracking / Heliostat Electronics Set Up
This page shows off a single machine sun tracking / heliostat electronics set up. You may have already found it, but, if not, there is a more elaborate electronics system here which includes things like shift registers for increasing the … Continue reading
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Another Bug Fix in Arduino Sun Tracking/Heliostat Program
There has been yet another bug fix for the Arduino Sun Tracking/Heliostat Program. Download the latest version at the link. This one fixes a bug in the table which causes the position of the sun to be calculated incorrectly during … Continue reading
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Heliostat Project at ZininZelfdoen
Here is a Heliostat project which, if I have my facts correct, was designed and built by industrial design students from Amsterdam. The site itself features several open source solar builds and is definitely worth keeping your eye on in … Continue reading
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Bug Fix in Arduino Sun Tracking/Heliostat Program
There has been a bug fix for the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat program, Ver. 0.9.2. For the newest version of the program, I moved the hour angle table into flash using the Program Memory library. The new table was … Continue reading
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Setting up your Solar Machine’s Reset Limit Switches
This page will show you where to put the reset limit switches on either a heliostat or a sun tracking machine (both are set up the same way). Although this page has been written with the Arduino Sun Tracker … Continue reading
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Update to Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat Program
After a mind numbing amount of work to rewrite massive sections of the code, here is the finished update to the Arduino Sun Tracking / Heliostat program. The improvements include the following: To start, the table which contains the hour … Continue reading
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Open Source Arduino Sun Tracking/Heliostat Program
On this page you will find a program for the Arduino which is capable of controlling various types of solar machines. For example, it can be applied to a dual* axis solar panel tracking system, a parabolic dish solar … Continue reading
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Understanding Heliostat Targets
When setting up a heliostat, it is necessary to select a target for it. This target is simply where the reflected light from the sun stays continuously throughout the day. It’s a fairly straight forward concept, but it can be … Continue reading
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