Build Sun Tracker Solar Panels

Remove the plywood and you will be getting the maximum output.

Build sun tracker solar panels.

I found this video showing how to make a double axis solar tracker using common building materials and techniques. It is based on a 1960s vintage tv antenna rotator driven by 21st century microcontroller technology. It was pretty easy to build. Also we explored the benefits of panel mounts that track the sun.

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. 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 web site shows how i did it. Tom moates guide shows you how to build a manual solar tracker cheap rugged.

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. This is my home made solar panel sun tracker. My plan is to make several and have a ground mounted system at my.