solarpacking
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Solarpacking. Mitch Vernon Eastern Kentucky University. OUTLINE. Motivation behind the project. Alternate ways of charging devices. Photos of the project How the project can be used Solution Video Future Work. 2. MOTIVATION. Alternative Energies WFR/Guiding. 3. INTRODUCTION. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SOLARPACKING
Mitch VernonEastern Kentucky University
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OUTLINE Motivation behind the project. Alternate ways of charging
devices. Photos of the project How the project can be used Solution Video Future Work
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MOTIVATION
Alternative Energies WFR/Guiding
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INTRODUCTION I’m an advocate of alternate
energies. My battery powered devices die
on long trips.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT There are a lot of different
ways to make personal solar chargers, but there was not much information on newer flexible cells.
Getting the device to charge via USB.
Microcontroller fried 24 hours before I had to present.
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ASSUMPTIONS Assuming the user actually
travels where there no electricity.
They need Sun light. The user has all day to charge
a battery. The user is charging a USB
powered device.
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PROPOSED SOLUTION List steps taken to solve the
problem such as but not limited to: Brainstorming Internet Research Physical Research Assembly Testing and troubleshooting (A lot) Verifying results Rebuilding the device
RESULTS
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RESULTS CONT.
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CONCLUSIONS After rebuilding everything, it did
end up working. Both charging the battery and charging a USB device
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FUTURE WORK In the future I would like to add
more panels. I would like to create a waterproof
casing for the product so it can attach to backpacks, bicycles, and other devices.
REFERENCES adafruit. (2010, July 09). How to – make a solar mintyboost, a
solar power charger for your gadgets!. Retrieved from http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/07/09/how-to-
make-a-solar- mintyboost-a-solar-power-charger-for-your-gadgets/
Basic 4 aa solar battery charger plans. (2007, July 30). Retrieved from http://www.reuk.co.uk/Basic-4-AA-Solar-Battery-Charger- Plans.htm
Solar lipoly charger. (2012, March 07). Retrieved from Toothman, Jessika, and Scott Aldous. "How Solar Cells Work"
01 April 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/solar- cell.htm> 08 May 2013.http://ladyada.net/make/solarlipo/
What are solar cells?. (2004). Retrieved from http://www.makeitsolar.com/solar-energy-information/07-solar-
cells.htm
CONTACT Mitch Vernon [email protected]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to: Brian Casey Professor Vigs Professor Richardson
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