h a l f b a k e r yI think this would be a great thing to not do.
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there are plastic photocells that collect electricity from the sun. perheps enough to power their own movement to face the sun. make such a plastic into a sunflower that powers itself and looks nice through the day as if it were a real sunflower and always facing the sun.
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i've been looking for a tracking mechanism for my
solar panel [magnetic solar panel], does this plastic
exist, and what is it called. can it detect the
direction of the sun through clouds? |
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Maybe a clever arrangement of a plastic formula that shrinks and expands when in the thermal effect of light. |
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A bimetal would work, like in a thermostat. As it bends away from the heat source (sun), it closes the appropriate circuit in a radius that then transmits electricity to move the sunflower (or solar collector) to a corresponding position that makes it face the sun. You could also use a sundial with photosensitive circuit closers arranged in an arc. |
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You could use a heliotropic flower to track the sun, and slave all the plastic flowers to it. |
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Why not try breeding a heliotropic flower strong enough to hold a solar panel? And capable of doing it most of the year? |
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