Cool DIY Solar Tracker Self Powered No Electronics - How it Works
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- This is a brilliant simple idea for a homemade solar tracking model using a few easily available components and minimal assembly at almost no cost. It makes sense by powering itself and without using electronics or sensors. Presented here as a sixth grade instruction and explanation set for a science project with clear animations and scientific explanations of the physical principles with diagrams behind the workings of the model that were readily understandable and motivating to young students.
The video ends with food for thought to encourage creativity and problem solving with more diagrams and animations of how to scale up the model into a low cost practical do-it-yourself device to produce alternative energy. This also inspired indirect student interest in producing this video as a technical presentation to explain the idea using MS PowerPoint, Movie Maker, and Google Sketchup to make 3D models and animations.
I've got a PhD in physics and was trying to solve this problem for a home project. Your solution is so simple, elegant and I'm gonna use it for my project. Its so much better than the brainstorming i'd done so far. Thank you and keep up the good thinking and sharing!!! The sky and beyond is the limit for people like you...
Thank God there are still children that are allowed to think !
God bless you, young lady !
Outstanding !
Wow! An true *tracker* consisting of a dc motor, and two solar panels wired in reverse! Ingenious in its simplicity!
Brilliant Mira :) , this is the kind of people who will grow up to change the world, I applaud you !!
The majority of ideas have earlier roots, for any student to "discover" how things work is the best education of all. I commend the family, school and especially the student for practically educating themselves and others. WELL DONE! (retired school technician).
Absolutely brilliant!!!! Keep up the great work Mira and never stop working to be the change you wish to see in the world!
Should there be a diode in the schematic?
forgive me but i forgot to say i think your solar tracker is great. i just viewed an instructable which is ardueenie controlled yet the cost was $42 in parts plus coding and having a computer to operate it. there are other trackers in this world but yours by far is the most simplistic stroke of genius i wished i had thought of!
solving this with an arduino is overkill unless you have additional functionality added like networking for state reporting and control, and for illumination & solar power metering.
else if you dont want/need that then there should be many durable solutions that are much cheaper.
clever, creative, well thought out, generously shared. you used and explained electric currents, motors, mechanics, light, excellent instructions all with a beautiful ending for growing memories. definitely A+++ all round....
wow, out standing. even solved a problem I had, thanks
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
Well done!
still there are even documentaries out that proof that the inventions of DaVinci are drawn incompletely and thus meaning a vital component to make them really "fly" was left out. for the hang glider it was a strange long stick that was hinting todays expert rebuilders that in fact a rear stabilisation wing is a very vital part of the original genious design but it was left out by full intention so that the papers are worthless to someone that had not understood that phaysics to a similar degree. the non understanding would find itself in a omewhat life at risk situation trying the device in real world or at least would find out it wont work for him. - thats the nowadays proofen case for many of the inventions in the papers as left behind by DaVinci.
Really good idea the way you make it stop right in front of the sun rays, giving the same light quantity to both sides. Nice work, congrats!!
Honestly... this is impressive for its simplicity!!!!
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giving me ideas for me off-grid solar setup in 2020, and I'm an "educated" adult! Thanks young one
I agree with erick sal, your idea is the BEST I have seen too.
For weeks I have been searching through many websites for a solar tracker for a solar cooker and water distiller. All the others are far too complex and expensive and none I have found so far provide all the information in an easy to follow step by step guide which is necessary because they all use complex electronics. I intend to try using your idea for the vertical axis as well. Slightly more challenging, but possible I believe.
Thank you young lady, you have helped me more than you could know! Bless you!
This was a clever project, properly executed and superbly presented. I hope you continue with science, Mira!
WOW and WOW! You are an inspiration. And as for this not being scalable; Using your idea, I have produced a 250w panel which feeds a 4000w storage bank and it works just fine. I guess those know it all 'budding engineers' aren't as good as you at thinking outside the box. Keep up the great work!! I'm subscribing and will be keen to follow your projects.
You're a very bright young lady! This is by far the best DIY that I have seen on solar cooking. You definitely taught me some things. Keep it up!
Way to go Earth Girl... Save the planet for future generations. Developing countries and backyard enthusiasts can actually use this for free energy. This goes hand in hand with your earlier CSP video - you kept your promise. A tip of my hat anytime!
from excellent research, to creative thinking, to clarity of explanation, to a great presentation and movie making... you get my vote anytime. outstanding work indeed...
I just love thease simple solutions. They just makes me so happy. Good job!
To improve this a little in the discussion about tangled wires. Put the motor on the turntable (between the spokes on the bicyclewheel), driving against the "ground". Use something heavy ontop of the motor to ajust friction. Then it can turn how many revolutions it wants. Good for us in sweden as the sun never sets in the sumertime.
Young lady, if this was your idea, you are a total genius! Keep your hard and smart work up! I am happy to stay in contact with your Club and eventually help either financially or with contacts, work, ideas, etc.
it wasn't th-cam.com/video/HkhVomoD47g/w-d-xo.html
wow, that is a great great effort. I loved it so much. Thanks for sharing and all the best. Keep working!!
Pretty nifty, my nephew recently built something similar from salvaged parts, and challenged me to look for inspiration on how to possibly improve his set-up. I'll be watching this video a few times more in the coming weeks I think.
The reversed polarity to make the motor spin clockwise/counter-clockwise could already be an improvement for what my nephew built.
This is high quality work. Thanks for a valuable share.
Love this for a million different reasons! Brilliant!
Hello Mira, What a great job, you have a wonderful sharing spirit and you are helping to make the world a better place. We all thank you and are proud of you,
The idea especially when it's put into practical reality is really gr8 & practical indeed. Some dude have questioned how the power of two opposing panel don't conflict. First the power there in isn't too great to worry too much about Secondly the panel that's"closer" to the Sun will obviously put it a higher voltage"ordering" the motor to move in its favour. But when the panel is pointed at the Sun the voltage from each of the two panels cancel one another resulting in zero output. Point to be noted is that the voltage from both the panels arnt at its peak as they are at an angle at about 45 degrees of probably half the amount (lots of energy isn't really required now) but either panel will give out higher energy only when the main panel is off centre to the Sun, this is when the energy required to power the motor should be really more than at rest. The fact that the reduced voltages of both opposing panels gets"short circuited" when it's at dead centre is minimal and really of no real consequence.... You follow? (:-)
Bravo! I'm a grown up (a pretty clever one, too) and you just taught me something really cool!
Thank you so very much! You're awesome!
Brian Villegas excellent
Congrats to your engineering parent and their presentation skills. I hope you learned a lot!
i see what you did there.
Fantastic video, I've seen the same concept several times, but never explained so well and thorough,
Such a bright girl! It's very inspiring to see such a simple idea that can help our environment. I'm sure many will use this idea in their projects. Very well done, and Congratulations!
Best specifications, best video ever congratulations from Jens Germany !!!
Simply brilliant! You should patent this :o)... this must have taken forever to make and present. thanks for sharing a great production....
Excellent, really excellent!
Brilliant. Well Done!
You explained your invention very well... I also always wondered how a Ferris wheel worked. Thanks!
With single board computer solutions available right now, it is so easy to over complicate what is a really simple solution. A well thought out and simple solution is what is shown here, using repurposed, cheap and readily available parts, coupled with some basic mechanical engineering. Proof that we need both sexes and all ages working together to come up with these solutions. Bravo to that girl and her school! 😀 👏 👏 Superb
The student's gender isn't actually applicable to solving the problem. Good on her for coming up with this admirably simple solution, however. The only remaining problem would be to find a suitable motor for the load required, as the video covered.
I've got to admit , I'm stunned , as most inventions it was under our noses all the time . It looks like a little girl had to show it to us ?
Thanks , keep your eyes open for any other cool stuff .
Fronzi Approved .
Nice job. Simple, effective and nicely described. Thanks for showing us.
Pretty Brilliant! Keep up the good work!
Congratulations, great project and clear explanations!!
My congratulations on a well thought out science project. I am 57 and I appreciate you teaching me this. I will certainly try this build. Thank you and good luck to you. regards
It was there the whole time!!!! Outstanding!!!!!!!
Excellent !! I will try ! It s fantastic without electronic components ! Thanx for this video
Classy McGyver stuff, well done with the demonstartions and wiring diagrams.
Marvelous eye opener
The most ingenious and simple invention of solar tracker.
I enjoyed your demo a lot,,,really great project,,,congratulations!!!
Great design. I've built this concept before but didn't have the right weight to power ratio but this setup is much better. Great work.
Super job of explaining a brilliant idea, this bright young lady has a wonderful future. Thanks for sharing this, a superb explanation, easy to understand!
Very nice presentation . Keep up the good work 👍
Good one, better than other youtuber version. clear and simple
Very good job, the simplest and most effective ive seen yet.
This is a very impressive job. The whole project has been well done. Nice solution for the problem, and great presentation!
you guys are my favorite channel. you explain so everyone, even I can get it :oD... thx guys.... keep it up...
great job
Amazing project and beautyfull way to explain it, worth every second of it!
Wow, creative talent! very well done and explained. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats, project well done and very innovative. I have some ideas for improvements if you are interested, it will allow your table to spin 360 degrees without twisting your wires. Of course you will need to route a few slots, circular, under your table, insert metal of your choice, copper wire, copper flexible tubing hammered flat, what ever you have, in said circles and then solder the solar cells wires to said metal through a hole in the table. Then you can use solid copper wire, 12 gauge or what ever you have, hammer down a bit flat and curve the end like a J. Turn it upside down so the J part is up and makes contact with the metal in the circles and put it on a bit of a slant so that the J has a bit of bounce but sill makes contact. Then make a loop on the other end of the J to allow the upside down J to be attachment to the Bottom of the Table. Then simply attach the J circle ends to the motor with what ever wire you have. If you wish to hide the motor as well, you can cut 1 additional slot under the table and have the motor wheel touch there. Using a spring you can put some tension on the motor. Simply attach the motor to a block of wood that has 1 screw to allow it to swivel and then attach the spring to the block and stretch it a bit to put tension so that the wheel of the motor is pressed against the table to make good contact. If you really want to get fancy you can mount the motor to said block by cutting a circular hole, about the size of the motor, and then cut a slot so that you can drill a hole for a screw; then depending on how tight you make the screw you squeeze the motor housing to hold it firmly in the block to keep the motor from hitting the bottom of the table so with the use of the spring it will move freely. I hope you consider some of my improvements for your next project; or perhaps use them to inspire more ideas of your own...
Much obliged for your suggestions, we had tried some of them - like a rubber band to push the motor onto the turntable, but that almost stopped the movement and required fine tuning. We liked the wiring idea which would be better than leaving wire slack suspended over the motor. We're working on another prototype (unfortunately slower than we desire) but once the principle works, we'll look into the finer detail. Thanks again.
Thank you very much for the quality of video! It's great!
very clever. thanks for sharing.
This is really cool and super simple.
This idea is excellent in its simplicity, thanks for sharing!
Brilliant!
Awesome , so smart and lovely engineering.
Really awesome , the video has 9 years , I wish you're still making this kind of great stuff wherever you are.
I'd be curious to know your projects now.
Take care and thanks for having shared this so cute and wise video !
Amazing billiant idea!!! Keep up the good work!!
Good, clear and practical. Keep up the good work girl.
Very best
Nice work. Congratulations "... Whatever you do, always do your best, that one day you will be surprised ..."
Thank you Mira! You are superb in demonstrating this very very well.. Wish you to reach the pinnacle :)
Great video, a very simple concept that could be very easily scaled up to move larger panels, to keep friction at a minimum you could make a mag - lev bearing using two magnets from a microwave oven and an old record player turntable, this way you could use the band drive on the turntable as well, regards Doc Cox
This is a really good simple idea thanks.
Just genius! Thank you
Such a SIMPLE solution - Great work
Clever project and well-done video -- a winner!
you can connect a bipolar relay instead of the engine. Then have the relay control a more powerful engine from a/the power bank that the bigger solar cell panel has charged. Still using same idea.
Congratulations! A great idea ! 👍😎
VERY GOOD IDEA !! I'M GONNA TAKE THE EXEMPLE FOR MY SOLAR TRACKER BUT I THING I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE SMALL PANELS ON THE BACK OF THE BIG ONE AND USE HIS SHADOW AS A SHIELD
very elegant solution
Yes&yes&yes...proud parents you must have! Thank you for sharing. I shall subscribe...many more of your brilliant ideas wiil make my day...& life easier too
I hope you have a bright future I wish you all the very best and Thank you...
Genius Well Done!
i´d wish had recieved that kind of education.
very nice and well put together, she will grow up to be very smart! Thanks for sharing
Great projects. I like it.
that's pretty good, would the wirest to the smaller panel be running UNDERNEATH the entire turntable system? bc I was wondering how you would prevent tangling of wires.
really cool
This is a great solution for solar tracking! Very well done--keep up the good work!
great job !!! thank you
add repulsing magnets on the underside to give less friction to work against and you can probably get more leverage out of that smaller motor.
This project is very simple and cool. Congratulations!!!
I love this comment that was posted for this video in our channel's Community section . Thanks MC R.O.K. and good luck with your device.
MC R.O.K
19 hours ago
I am a 65 yso, south Korean. Nowadays, I have been very very hard searching the solar tracking system solutions through the TH-cams related in order to get the probable free energetic mechanical, electrical and electronic methodology and protocol.
At last, I have discovered - not found - such solutions through a little schoolgirl's idiosyncratic presentation and small but powerful equipment - most economical in the world. Eureka ! In any other presentations, there are no concrete and detailed explanations on the solar tracking algorithm or mechanism. They must have not at all known about the solar tracking algorithm.
Anyway, through this community, I want to give millions thanks to once upon a time schoolgirl and specially, her wise and smart science teacher etc. I confirm all member will make America greater twice. this is 00:14AM, 02/20/2021. Have nice weekends.
very smart. Wonder if the motor could be attached to the wheel and then the drive connected to a belt under the wheel that is looped around a stationary pulley attached under the wheel and on the same spindle as the wheel. This would solve the issue with the slack in the wires.
congrats. .lovely project
Excellent work, keep it up.
Good job im 13 and i could not think of how to do it!
Brilliant!! keep it up.
Well-done & great idea
really thanks , this is perfect for my project