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Due to the frequency of game updates, all solutions are subject to change and may or may not be functional.

The designs on this page are valid as of v0.2.3304.16432 (2022-06-06)

Geometry Of Solar Panels and Daylight Sensors

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  Geometry of values measured by daylight sensor in horizontal (yaw) mode

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  Geometry of values measured by daylight sensor in vertical (pitch) mode

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  Effect of setting horizontal rotation of a solar panel

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  Equations relating horizontal sensor measurements from various orientations to solar panel horizontal rotation

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

Place the Daylight Sensor facing sunrise or sunset (doesn't matter which), with the Data Port facing north. Place a Logic Reader (IN = Daylight Sensor, VAR = Solar Angle/Vertical) and a Batch Writer (IN = Logic Reader, OUT = Solar Panels, VAR = Vertical). Connect to the Data Port on Solar Panels.

Hand-crank the panels to face the sunrise, and they will do their thing.

Four-chip dual-axis tracking

To get a slightly more accurate solar tracker on planets with an offset solar arc, you need to include the Horizontal component to the solar angle.

What you need:

• Kit (Logic I/O) x4
• Kit (Sensor) > Daylight Sensor

Place the Daylight Sensor facing sunset, with the Data Port facing north. For the vertical, place a Logic Reader (IN = Daylight Sensor, VAR = Solar Angle/Vertical) and a Batch Writer (IN = Logic Reader, OUT = Solar Panels, VAR = Vertical). For the horizontal, place a Logic Reader (IN = Daylight Sensor, VAR = Horizontal) and a Batch Writer (IN = Logic Reader, OUT = Solar Panels, VAR = Horizontal). Connect to the Data Port on Solar Panels.

The panels should align themselves to the sun if you make sure to put the Power Port on the panels facing east (90 degrees).

This setup isn't very accurate, and panel efficiency drops to ~80% during the day.

Solar tracking using Integrated Circuits

This is the most powerful way to track the sun, but the implementation might e a bit daunting at first.

What you need:

• Integrated Circuit (IC10)
• Kit (IC Housing)
• Kit (Sensor) > Daylight Sensor

And if you don't already have one set up:

• Kit (Computer)
• IC Editor Motherboard

Place the Daylight Sensor facing up, note which direction the Data Port is facing, and which direction the solar panel Power Port is facing. These two directions are needed in the code. The Daylight Sensor is connected to the d0 screw, that's all you need.

The code can be found here: https://stationeering.com/tools/ic/_2AB4Y9MFmKD