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PV MODULE
SHADOW PLATE
LIQUID CANISTER
SUN
TILT AXEL
WEST EAST
SUPPORT PYLON
(b)
WEST EAST
(a)
SUN SUN
WEST EAST
WEST EAST
(c)
(d)
SUN
WEST EAST
(e)
Figure 3.53 (a) Zomeworks passive solar tracker. (b) Solar tracker eastern sunrise
position. (c) Sunrise shifting the position of the tracker. (d) Liquid movement shifting the
position of the tracker. (e) Position of the tracker after completing the daily cycle.
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