Tracking solar accumulating barbecue - Appropedia: The sustainability wiki has a first attempt at a tracker concept for the barbecue.
The sun moves at 15 degrees per hour so it makes no sense not to track it.
By the way Sheffler solar cookers are a higher tech solution to the same problems. And they work so why not this lower tech solution that is aimed at the huge home barbecueing market?
I have several videos clarifying things at
YouTube - gaiatechnician's Videos
(the newer ones are more technicially correct as I am learning)
It WILL be interesting and it Will happen.
Hopefully not everybody is a lookey loo.
The tracker will also be useful for solar panels. Should give a major boost to output! And it might also work with a stepper motor that steps every 8 or 10 minutes! And it is a dirt cheap solution to the tracking problem too.
Brian
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Originally Posted by windy1
I expect it will never be as easy to cook with a solar cooker as it is with electric or gas cookers, e.g. you can't just turn the heat up and down like turning a knob. There is also the problem that the cooker will be hottest when the sun is at its highest, and it may not be the best time to cook at midday.
I like the idea that the cooker can store the heat in rocks or a block of metal, and then be used to cook food later in the day. It will be interesting to see what ideas can be used to overcome the possible drawbacks of solar cookers.
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