Solar-Powered Energy Storage Designs

Ultracapacitors

• Gabe Chong
• Chris Yorgey
• Pat Gianellil
• Robert Erdesky

Induction Flywheel

• Robert Blevins
• Chris Weaver
• Garry Brock

Pumped Hydro-open flume

• Zach Galbraith
• Keanan Barbour-March
• Ryan Cohick
• Jeremy Crouse

Pumped Hydro-steam engine

• Drew Graybeal
• Devin Owermohli
• Suman Jonchhe

Regulated Ultracapacitors

• Duane Breneman
• Josh Brubaker
• Matt Lauver
• Paul Stegnar

Mechanical/Induction System

• James Painter
• Adam Beard
• Matt Quinlan

Micro-scale Compressed Air

• DJ Lehr
• John Yarrish l
• Josh Bittle

Mechanically Linked-Flywheel

• Rob Fern
• Dan Woodhead
• Adam Botterbusch
• David Coleman

Pumped Hydro-reverse pump

• Alex Poletto
• Derek Dietz

Solar-Powered Energy Storage Design Project Objectives

Teams will be provided with a 120 Watt solar panel and a budget of approximately $300-$400. They will have fifteen minutes to use the solar panel for the generation of electrical energy. This energy may be stored using any energy storage method except electrochemical battery . At the end of the 15 minutes, the solar panel will be disconnected. Following a pause of 0-5 minutes, the stored energy must be delivered to a 12-Volt electric motor. The electric motor will drive a counter device to “count” the amount of energy delivered to the motor.

Details

Rules

1. No electrochemical-energy
2. Manual Switch is allowed
3. Cannot start with potential energy

Materials

1. Solar Panel, 120 Watt, 12 volt nominal (Size : 59 by 26 inches. Weight: 29 pounds )
2. The rest is up to the individual groups. The group budget is less than $400.

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