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F. SurNameFirstAuthor ∙ F. SurNameSecondAuthor () [e.g. I. Visa ∙ A. Duta ()] Renewable Energy Systems and Recycling Research Center,Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romaniae-mail: firstauthor@unitbv.ro, secondauthor@unitbv.ro

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2. Meliss, M. (1997). Regenerative Energiequellen – Praktikum. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer.3. Visa, I., Diaconescu, D.V., Popa, V., Burduhos, B. (2009). Synthesis of Linkages for

Tracking Systems with Increased Angular Stroke. In The10th IFToMM International Symposium on Science of Mechanisms and Machines, Brasov, Romania, 193-206. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3522-6_15.

4. Visa, I., Duta, A. The built environment in sustainable communities. In I. Visa (ed.), Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Steps Towards nZEB, Springer Proceedings in Energy, 3-29. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09707-7_1.

5. US 0300429 A1/2010. Actuator-Based Drive System for Solar Collector. 6. CSE conference site. http://www.unitbv.ro/cse/Home.aspx. Accessed April 2017.