Loading cases and forces on azimuthal solar tracking systems with linear actuators

SYROM 2009 - Proceedings of the 10th IFToMM International Symposium on Science of Mechanisms and Machines

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 723-733

  Velicu, R ^a   Lates M ^a   Moldovean, G ^a  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Azimuthal tracker; Linear actuator; Wind load

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ACTUATORS; TRACKING (POSITION); WIND EFFECTS;

AZIMUTHAL TRACKER; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ROTATIONAL AXES; SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS; TRACKING SYSTEM; WIND LOAD; WIND PRESSURES;

LOADING;

EID: 84896451730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3522-6_61     Document Type: Conference Paper

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