IT1130897B - Self-contained solar tracking device
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Self-contained solar tracking device
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IT1130897B
IT1130897BIT19388/80AIT1938880AIT1130897BIT 1130897 BIT1130897 BIT 1130897BIT 19388/80 AIT19388/80 AIT 19388/80AIT 1938880 AIT1938880 AIT 1938880AIT 1130897 BIT1130897 BIT 1130897B
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The solar tracker consists of a balance mass movably attached to a passive body, the mass being reciprocable between two limit positions on either side of a tracking plane. A heat-sensitive primary positioning device acts on the balance mass to move it between the limit positions in response to direct solar radiation. A shield blocks the device from the sun when the tracking plane is aligned with the apparent instantaneous position of the sun. Thus, the passive body rotates about its primary pivot axis in the direction of apparent diurnal motion of the sun. The tracker can be used as part of a solar energy collecting system.
IT19388/80A1980-01-231980-01-23Self-contained solar tracking device
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