Foldable solar dish

Montreal LowtechLab

https://wiki.lowtechlab.org/wiki/Parabole_solaire_pliable/en

Dernière modification le 26/07/2024

Difficulty

Medium Medium

Duration

3 day(s) day(s)

Cost

10 USD ($)

Description

Low-tech Lab de Montréal, 2019. See attached pdf file

Summary

Parabole solaire, four solaire, energie solaire

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Parabole_solaire_pliable_complet_concentrateur_solaire.pdf

Step 1 - Carton cutting

Step 2 - Gluing the reflective surface

Step 3 - Reinforcing the folding structure

Step 4 - Installing a support

Step 5 -

Notes and references

Defects: surface reflectivity (survival coverage), probably only ~50% in the visible range

Creases and sensitivity to wind make the focal point ill-defined and changeable

Structure to keep the dish in the right orientation

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