In open access there was a guide for the manufacture of solar concentrator Bashny.Net

Especially for those who have not yet decided to put your house on alternative energy sources, or for whom it is very expensive, EnergyTorrent project team has developed and recently introduced open access drawings and technical documents for efficient collection of solar concentrator.





As you know, the traditional solar concentrator allows to obtain high-temperature heat for heating and hot water at home. In addition, with some modifications in the design of the device can produce electricity. Now to assemble your very own solar concentrator can anyone download pretty detailed instructions with EnergyTorrent Wiki, as well as buying the necessary materials and tools (which are also listed in the instructions).

Hub Diversity based on the use of Fresnel lenses, able to heat the Central region to 260 degrees Celsius. Its specifications are as follows:

— diameter: 1.5 meters;
— the total area of 1.76 square meters;
— the effective area of collection of solar radiation: 1,39 square cm;
— the total area of reflection: 1,64 sq cm;
— focal distance: 1 meter.





EnergyTorrent project team has published all the necessary CAD files that can be modified for your specific needs. For example, the user can change the size of the hub or the focal length solar concentrator Diversity, for this, you really need to master the basics of the CAD program Rhinoceros and install some additional plugins. However, any changes will not affect the functionality of the device.

It should be noted that the project is solar concentrator, and instructions for its manufacture was developed in 2014 during a Sunny SunnyDay hackathon organized by EnergyTorrent among young programmers fully dedicated to solar concentrators. Well, currently the project team is busy organizing a new hackathon, which will be a continuation of last year's event, but on the international level, attracting interested teams from different countries for the development of more powerful solar collector. Holding SunnyDay-2015 planned 15 – 20 August 2015.published



photographic material: cleantechnica.com

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: www.cheburek.net