Abstract
The paper presents a detailed analysis on four-bar linkages, driven by linear actuators, used in solar tracking systems with large diurnal strokes. Based on the analysis of representative solutions in literature, a dimensional synthesis algorithm is proposed for a four-bar linkage, actuated by a linear actuator, linked with the connecting rod and with the base. The results are supporting the design of efficient, tracked solar energy conversion systems.
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This work was done in the frame of the Program: Cooperation in Priority Fields - PNII, developed with the support of ANCS, CNDI-UEFISCDI, Romania in the project EST IN URBA, PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-051.
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Moldovan, M.D., Visa, I., Saulescu, R., Comsit, M. (2014). Four-Bar Linkages with Linear Actuators Used for Solar Trackers with Large Angular Diurnal Strokes. In: Visa, I. (eds) The 11th IFToMM International Symposium on Science of Mechanisms and Machines. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01845-4_41
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