Design and development of a water hydraulic controlled solar tracking system

With the growing concern of providing clean energy globally, solar energy has become one of the hottest topics nowadays. To inline with the initiatives on green energy and environmental concerns, a water hydraulic powered solar tracker will be developed. It actively tracks the sun’s position thro...

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Main Author: Liu, Huiling
Other Authors: Chua Soon Keong, Patrick
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20726
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:With the growing concern of providing clean energy globally, solar energy has become one of the hottest topics nowadays. To inline with the initiatives on green energy and environmental concerns, a water hydraulic powered solar tracker will be developed. It actively tracks the sun’s position throughout the day, such that it maximizes the capturing of the solar radiation and improving the efficiency of the solar energy system or solar tracker.