Adjust the panel until the dowel has no shadow whatsoever around it and your solar panel is now facing head on into the sun.
Diy tracking solar panel.
If you want to track the solar light in the vertical plane you need to build a separate sun tracker circuit.
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For solar panels control is best to use small motors with a suitable voltage and a maximum working current of 300 ma.
Tools and bill of materials.
Print the templates in the attached file.
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Diy solar panels that track the sun check out this video of a system designed by arizona man mike davis to have solar panels follow the sun across the sky.
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Remove the plywood and you will be getting the maximum output.
Place the piece on the solar panel so that the dowel is in the exact center of the array and temporarily tape it in place.
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This solar tracker system is used for tracking the sun only in one plane the horizontal one.