This project is designed so that it could be used for tracking the sun light and convert it to electrical power using the solar panel. I have very simple designs without curves and complexity. Integration is simple. Principal behind the working is simple. I have used simple photo resistors to track the sun light which are placed in the same plane of the solar panel to get maximum power output. I have attached scad and stl files below which shows the design of the setup. Because the electronic parts integration is also involved in this project, I have uploaded rest of the data on the other page where I have shown all the steps for integration of the mechanical design and the electrical circuit integration and the code explanation.
The link is here.....Big Money
Bill of Materials[edit | edit source]
- PLA Filament ~ 22$ [1]
- Painters Tape
- Superglue
Source Code Files[edit | edit source]
- File:MirrorHolder&Y-ZServoMotorMount.scad
- File:SensorHolder.scad
- File:SolarPanelorMirrorHolder.scad
- File:Stand.scad
- File:X-YMountStand.scad
- File:X-YServoMotorMount.scad
- File:MirrorHolder&Y-ZServoMotorMount.stl
- File:MirrorHolder&Y-ZServoMotorMountleftsupport.stl
- File:MirrorHolder&Y-ZServoMotorMountPanelHolder.stl
- File:MirrorHolder&Y-ZServoMotorMountRotorSupport.stl
- File:SensorHolder.stl
- File:SolarPanelorMirrorHolder.stl
- File:Stand.stl
- File:X-YMountStand.stl
- File:X-YServoMotorMount.stl
Tools needed[edit | edit source]
- MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer
Skills and knowledge needed[edit | edit source]
- MY4777/MY5777/EE4777/EE5777: Open-source 3-D printing.
- OpenSCAD
- Slic3r
- Printrun
Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions[edit | edit source]
All these project needs is printing the parts with a 3D printer and assembling them using the instructions given in the page link given below.
Because the electronic parts integration is also involved in this project, I have uploaded rest of the data on the other page where I have shown all the steps for integration of the mechanical design and the electrical circuit integration and the code explanation.
The link is here.....Big Money
Common Problems and Solutions[edit | edit source]
- Because the design is very simple there is just one problem you will face. It is the placement of the solar panel holder shaft--adjusting the length and gluing it together with the servo motor. But that too is fairly simple, you just need to do it carefully.
Cost savings[edit | edit source]
Because that's just printing part you will save 90% of the cost as needed for the other setups available in the market.