Monthly Archives: April 2008

Ridge or V Trough Solar Concentrator

April 27, 2008 – 11:23 pm

A solar concentrator is a shiny surface that reflects sunlight on to a collector. One type of concentrator is a ridge or V trough In this diagram, the solar panel is 50mm wide, the angle of the reflector trough is 60 degrees and the reflector trough in 50mm. You can use the solar funnel calculator [...]

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Homemade Solar Oven Solar Funnel Calculator

April 19, 2008 – 4:05 am

There’s a complicated math formula for calculating the angle of a solar funnel for solar ovens, and the like. But fear not, the solar funnel math calculator is here. Enter the width and height of the funnel, and we’ll tell you the angle. Width: (x) Height: (y) It’s better to round up a degree or [...]

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Solar Box Oven – Solar Funnel Maths

April 4, 2008 – 6:57 pm

The angle and size of solar funnel is interdependent. The idea is you want to reflect the suns energy into your solar box oven, that would have otherwise fallen outside the box. This is a cross section of the funnel and part of the oven. The solid vertical lines represent the inside of the solar [...]

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