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Originally Posted by Xringer
Actually, I've been thinking about getting rid of the battery.
The actuator motor doesn't use a lot of power, and if the sun is bright,
the little 10w PV can move the array.
So, If I was to stick another 10w PV up there, I think it would track,
anytime the sun was pretty bright.
But, the main drawback is the Go-Home after sunset mode.. It needs juice!  |
BEAM robotics is designed to be extremely efficient. At sunrise, the BEAM circuit would automatically position it back before there is much energy to extract. You could also add a circuit to switch in a battery only when it gets very dark.
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To my surprise, shortly after Naomi Wu gave me a bit of fame for making good use of solar power, Allie Moore got really jealous of her...
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