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== Disclaimer == | == Disclaimer == | ||
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While this specific Guide calls out the sensor being place a specific direction(north), its not necessary to orient your sensors to a specific direction. | While this specific Guide calls out the sensor being place a specific direction(north), its not necessary to orient your sensors to a specific direction. | ||
β | If you find your panels don't point at the sun, you can add either 0,90,180 or 270 to the horizontal until they point at the sun. This guide is an attempt | + | If you find your panels don't point at the sun, you can add either 0,90,180 or 270 to the horizontal until they point at the sun. This guide is an attempt |
to simplify the setup by removing an extra math, and memory chip(6 chips instead of 8). | to simplify the setup by removing an extra math, and memory chip(6 chips instead of 8). | ||
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==Solar tracking using Logic Chips == | ==Solar tracking using Logic Chips == | ||
+ | === Two-chip single-axis tracking === | ||
+ | This is the most basic solar tracking available, and is all you need on the Moon. It even works reasonably well on Mars. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''What you need:''' | ||
+ | * Kit (Logic I/O) x2 | ||
+ | * Kit (Sensor) > Daylight Sensor | ||
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+ | Place the Daylight Sensor on a vertical surface (e.g a wall) facing sunrise or sunset (doesn't matter which), with the Data Port facing north or south. | ||
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+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! '''Chip''' !! '''IN''' !! '''VAR''' !! '''OUT''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Logic Reader || Daylight Sensor || Vertical/Solar Angle || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Batch Writer || Logic Reader || Vertical || Solar Panel | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | [[File:2022-10-02 One-axis solar tracking.png|Accurate one-axis solar tracking]] | ||
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+ | Hand-crank the panels to face the sunrise, and they will do their thing. | ||
=== Six-chip dual-axis tracking === | === Six-chip dual-axis tracking === |