Passive Solar Panel Tracking

October 26th, 2009 Posted in Solar Video


This is a video of the panels I will be using at the UF biodiesel plant. The solar panel arrays in the Solar Energy Park use a passive tracking system which allows for the panels to increase efficiency about 20%.

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2 Responses to “Passive Solar Panel Tracking”

  1. nuclearboy2003 Says:

    October 26th, 2009 at 10:25 am

    The main problem with this system is that on a cloudy day it will not work. This is the one major flaw of the passive tracking system. The sun is required to make the passive tracking system work.



  2. svesolar Says:

    October 26th, 2009 at 10:29 am

    tracker do not use allot of power mine uses 12 watt hours per day for a 10′x 10 tracker and increases the power a panel out put bu 40%. how does this system work on a cloudy day?



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