Solar Concentrator is a homemade automated project with an orientable mirror panel and a fixed target. It heats up quickly, reaching 210°C in 30 minutes. Caution is advised due to potential harm to people or animals in the surroundings. Key points include producing 1000 watts of heat while consuming 3.8 watts of power, and using common materials and tools. The project lacks safety measures, requires manual orientation, and doesn’t work on cloudy days. Surprisingly, components like tempered glass from Ikea shelves were repurposed. The next step is to control multiple panels and increase power output for various applications. The project is open source with different licensing for each folder.
https://github.com/remipch/solar_concentrator