2018-07-01

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More project information (code, schematic, parts list,.....) on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Miniature-Solar-Tracker/

Parts list (incomplete, see Instructables for more, affiliate links):

Aliexpress:

1x Arduino Nano: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dUVUQIV

2x SG90 Servo: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dVGfXVr

4x Photoresistor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d6Sv4PX

4x 1kohm Resistor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZa9b9X

Ebay:

1x Arduino Nano: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=201539955347&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

2x SG90 Servo: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=253673114521&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

4x Photoresistor: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=401051315285&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

4x 1kohm Resistor: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575101368&toolid=10001&campid=5337582279&customid=&icep_item=371759674335&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

In this project I will show you how to create a solar tracker which like the name implies can follow the movement of the sun throughout the day. And at the end I will show you the energy harvest difference between a solar tracker mounted solar panel and a flat mounted solar panel.

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2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte

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