If you re living in the uk panels should ideally be a south facing b tilted at about a 30 40 angle and c completely unobstructed by shade.
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Tracking the sun above is a simplified schematic diagram of a vertical axis solar tracker fitted to a solar panel located in the uk high latitude northern hemisphere.
Rotating the panels to the east and west can help recapture these losses.
Tracking solar panels the images below show examples of our tracking solar panel systems that ensure our solar collectors follow the sun through the day and gain the optimum solar energy large scale solar thermal collectors mounted on solar trackers.
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Solar trackers installed by williams renewables a solar panel in a fixed orientation between the dawn and sunset extremes will lose 75 of the energy in the morning and evening.
What is a solar tracker system.
A solar tracker is a device that rotates an array of panels toward the sun throughout the day.
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As can be seen above in many instances fixed solar panels cannot be installed facing due south for instance where a house does not have a south facing roof and may face south east or south west.