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Revision as of 22:00, 1 March 2009
- See heliostat prototypes:
http://www.heliostat.us/howitworks.htm
- Within 150 feet, 2.5 feet up and 6 foot wide.
- Home Depot mirror - 36x32" mirror - ended up being 5' wide for an image 115 feet - left to right was 4 feet, 1 foot high image, $40 at Home Depot
- Flat mirror is less expensive
- Motors for 8 dollars, so $16 per mirror.
- $150 controller - but go with OS
- Proof of concept: gather energy effectively