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Originally Posted by mejunkhound
Just noticed this thread.
Thought at first you were going to coat the surface of the dish with aluminum foil or surplus mirror pieces and build a concentrator, then saw you using it just for one-axis tracking.
If you decide to try a concentrator and 2 axis tracking, the link below is a unit I helped build that could give you some information of the thermal aspects of keeping a concentrator cool.
http://www.stretchedlensarray.com/Papers/SPS600V.pdf |
I see where people are using Sterling Engines off concentrators now at some decent efficiencies.
Rob