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*See heliostat prototypes:
*See heliostat prototypes from Leo (leogerst at hotmail dot com):


http://www.heliostat.us/howitworks.htm
http://www.heliostat.us/howitworks.htm

Revision as of 23:02, 1 March 2009

  • See heliostat prototypes from Leo (leogerst at hotmail dot com):

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. PIC, $12 - bootloader on processor, $3 for PIC itself, but $12 with program
  • $1.20 for all-thread
  • $150 controller - but go with OS
  • Proof of concept: gather energy effectively. Make a hotspot.
  • 1 ton turbine - 1 ton of water per hour
  • $100 per panel
  • Probably discount at 1000 glass pieces
  • Pole in front in picture is the detector
  • Photo sensors are $1 each, key to the project
  • Shower head screws into PVC