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Experimental results of a novel hall effect focus control system used on vacuum-membrane solar dish facets

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posted on 2024-08-13, 11:28 authored by Duncan McGeeDuncan McGee, Willem le Roux
  1. Hall effect H1.csv is the dataset of the results for the calibrated Hall effect sensor used to measure the depth while the control systems maintained the depth. This file should be used to convert the depth values in V to mm for the following datasets.
  2. Prototype test 1 05-12-23.csv is the test results over 24 hours of the novel control system without incorporating temperature effects on the internal magnet of the sensor. See figure "05-12-23 (no temp)"
  3. Prototype test 2 16-03-2024.csv is the dataset of the results for the novel control system over 12 hours while including the temperature effects on the sensor's magnet. See figure "16-03-24 (temp correction)"

These datasets are the outdoor experimental results of two focus control systems used on vacuum-membrane solar dish facets to sense and maintain membrane depth as best as possible.

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Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

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