Heliostats




These are sun tracking mirrors, called heliostats which are used to reflect the sun onto the top of a solar power tower.

A computer program calculates the sun's position and sends signals to the heliostats all the time. This program updates the position of the heliostats every few seconds, so that the sun beams always get reflected onto one point.

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