[aprssig] Special GPS
Robert Bruninga
bruninga at usna.edu
Tue Jul 26 12:52:48 EDT 2005
In response to the solar power tracking post:
I was wondering about using one of many 10 foot
tracking dishes in my backyard to track the sun
and focus an aluminum reflective dish onto a
boiler at the feed. Then run a steam turbine
to generate power:
* about 7000W solar energy
* with 30% conversion efficiency, about 2kw
could be available?
* Are there any off-the-shelf hobbiest steam
turbines?
These 10' dishes with just one motor can easily
track the sun. Only once a week or so, you would
need to use a wrench to re-adjust the declination
for the seasonal variation of the ecliptic.
Bob
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