SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM

A solar tracking installation having two separate driving assemblies for moving solar collector panels to be directed to face the sun during daylight to improve 5 the efficiency of power generation of the installation. The movement of the solar collector panels is a combination of a first motion caused by a first driving assembly which includes a primary axis shaft and associated linkages to move the panels in a swinging arc backwards and forwards and a second motion caused by a second driving assembly which includes a secondary axis shaft 10 and associated linkages to reciprocally tilt the panels so that the panels are directed to face the sun during daylight. The respective linkages convert rotary motion of the respective output shafts of the two driving assemblies to respective reciprocal motion, which respective linkages are interconnected to each other to independently move the solar collector panels as a group in 15 unison in two different directions of movement. The advantage of using the various components of the installation resides in lower cost of installation, assembly and maintenance due to the installation being able to be made of a more compact size, together with more reliable operation of using compact linear actuators as part of the driving assemblies. 9099106_1 (GHMatters) P103077.AU.1 ir Nu C14, -I