[Greenbuilding] PV Tracking ~ Fibonacci?
Corwyn
corwyn at midcoast.com
Mon Aug 22 12:10:17 CDT 2011
On 8/22/2011 11:17 AM, Speireag Alden wrote:
> I have often wondered why people insist on aiming all panels in exactly one direction.
It may simply be ease of framing. But if you have enough panels where
you're framing in
sections, then the advantage is negligible. Why not have three
directions, with the middle
direction being shallower and optimized toward the angle of the sun at
winter solstice,
and the smaller wings being steeper and optimized toward winter
sunrise and sunset? Or
five directions. Or seven...
Short of having a sun tracker, you should have ALL your solar panels
facing the best direction. We are not currently running out of good
places to put solar panels. We should be putting them there, absent a
real need for power in a particular location. If you are on-the-grid,
your solar panels should be in the best possible location, even if this
means renting a rooftop somewhere sunnier.
Thank You Kindly,
Corwyn
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