Analytical synthesis for four-bar mechanisms used in a pseudo-equatorial solar tracker

作者：Gonzalez Mendoza J M; Palacios Montufar C; Flores Campos J A

来源：Revista Ingenieria e Investigacion, 2013, 33(3): 55-60.

• Transmission angle
• four-bar mechanisms
• solar tracker
• synthesis

Photovoltaic energy production systems generate electricity without emitting pollutants into the atmosphere and do so from a free, unlimited resource. The highest level of energy conversion from the photovoltaic panels can be obtained by placing them perpendicular to the sun's rays falling on their surface; this is done by installing solar tracking systems. This work proposes the use of two four-bar mechanisms as the driving force for a solar tracker; we propose the use of analytical synthesis for such mechanisms. This procedure is aimed at optimising the transmission angle, increasing mechanical advantage and decreasing driving torque. A mathematical model was used to prove synthesis results and a prototype of the solar tracker was built.

• 出版日期2013-12