Types of Solar Collector
Different types of solar collector and their location (latitude) require different types of tracking mechanism. Solar collectors may be:
- non-concentrating flat-panels, usually photovoltaic or hot-water,
- concentrating systems, of a variety of types.
Solar collector mounting systems may be fixed (manually aligned) or tracking. Tracking systems may be configured as:
- Fixed collector / moving mirror - i.e. Heliostat
- Moving collector
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