Build Sun Tracker Solar Panels

The solar tracker itself can be built using many different mechanical kits including lego and knex but the servo used here has enough torque to allow the solar panels to be directly mounted to a panel which is then mounted to the servo.

Build sun tracker solar panels.

Adjust the panel until the dowel has no shadow whatsoever around it and your solar panel is now facing head on into the sun. I found this video showing how to make a double axis solar tracker using common building materials and techniques. Place the piece on the solar panel so that the dowel is in the exact center of the array and temporarily tape it in place. Also we explored the benefits of panel mounts that track the sun.

It is based on a 1960s vintage tv antenna rotator driven by 21st century microcontroller technology. This means that the panels must be angled towards the sun for each season and throughout the day as the sun rises and sets to get the maximum input from the sun. This is my home made solar panel sun tracker. I had seen other solar panel tracking systems on the web based on antenna rotators.

Remove the plywood and you will be getting the maximum output. The pros say that in the winter. It was pretty easy to build.