SOLAR SUNSEEKER

• Solar power is electricity generated from the

levels of natural energy contained within the
suns rays (solar radiation).We shall now take a
deeper look into the energy from the sun, and
the ways in which we can use this energy. The
sun has been in existence for billions of years.
Everyday, the sun shines down on our earth,
shooting its solar energy in our direction. This
solar energy is commonly known as solar
radiation, and contains a significant amount of
energy we are able to harness.
• The suns rays contain photons. These photons
are capable of transforming electrons into
conduction electrons, which means they are
able to carry an electrical charge.
 EQUIPMENTS
SOLAR PLATE-SOLARPLATE IS A LIGHT SENSITIZED STEEL
BACKED POLYMER MATERIAL USED BY
ARTISTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HAZARDOUS PRINTING
TECHNIQUES. IT IS A SIMPLE,
SAFER, AND FASTER APPROACH THAN TRADITIONAL ETCHING AND
RELIEF PRINTING.

WORKING: IT DOES NOT USE GROUNDS, ACIDS OR SOLVENTS.

IT IS EXPOSED WITH U.V. LIGHT
(THE SUN) AND DEVELOPED WITH ORDINARY TAP WATER.

IT MAY BE DONE BY WORKING ON THE PLATE DIRECTLY, WITH

OPAQUE MATERIALS IN
THE FORM OF NON-WATER BASED PIGMENTS, OR...
IT MAY BE UTILIZED BY EXPOSING THE PLATE THROUGH A
TRANSPARENT FILM WITH
ARTWORK ON IT. THE FILM MAY BE CREATED BY DRAWING ON
ACETATE, PHOTOCOPYING
OR SCANNING AND PRINTING ON FILM, OR DARKROOM
TECHNIQUES WITH KODALITH.
A POSITIVE TRANSPARENCY IS FOR PRINTING AS AN ETCHING; A
NEGATIVE
TRANSPARENCY IS FOR PRINTING A RELIEF IMPRESSION.
LDR: A photoresistor is made of a high resistance semiconductor. If light
falling on the device is of high enough frequency, photons absorbed by the
semiconductor give bound electrons enough energy to jump into the conduction
band. The resulting free electron (and its hole partner) conduct electricity, thereby
lowering resistance.
A photoelectric device can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. An intrinsic
semiconductor has its own charge carriers and is not an efficient semiconductor,
e.g. silicon. In intrinsic devices the only available electrons are in the valence band,
and hence the photon must have enough energy to excite the electron across the
entire bandgap. Extrinsic devices have impurities, also called dopants, added
whose ground state energy is closer to the conduction band; since the electrons do
not have as far to jump, lower energy photons (i.e., longer wavelengths and lower
frequencies) are sufficient to trigger the device. If a sample of silicon has some of
its atoms replaced by phosphorus atoms (impurities), there will be extra electrons
available for conduction. This is an example of an extrinsic semiconductor.
APPLICATION:
Photoresistors come in many different types. Inexpensive cadmium sulfide cells
can be found in many consumer items such as camera light meters, street lights,
clock radios, alarms, and outdoor clocks.
They are also used in some dynamic compressors together with a small
incandescent lamp or light emitting diode to control gain reduction.
Lead sulfide (PbS) and indium antimonide (InSb) LDRs (light dependent resistor)
are used for the mid infrared spectral region. Ge:Cu photoconductors are among
the best far-infrared detectors available, and are used for infrared astronomy and
infrared spectroscopy.
GEAR MOTOR: A gear motor consists of two gears, the
driven gear (attached to the output shaft by way of a key, etc)
and the idler gear. High pressure oil is ported into one side of the
gears, where it flows around the periphery of the gears, between
the gear tips and the wall housings in which it resides, to the
outlet port. The gears then mesh, not allowing the oil from the
outlet side to flow back to the inlet side.

BATTERY: An array of electrochemical cells for electricity

storage, either individually linked or individually linked and
housed in a single unit .

A battery is a device that converts chemical energy directly to

electrical energy. It consists of a number of voltaic cells; each
voltaic cell consists of two half cells connected in series by a
conductive electrolyte containing anions and cations. One half-cell
includes electrolyte and the electrode to which anions
(negatively-charged ions) migrate, i.e. the anode or negative
electrode; the other half-cell includes electrolyte and the
electrode to which cations (positively-charged ions) migrate, i.e.
the cathode or positive electrode. In the redox reaction that
powers the battery, reduction (addition of electrons) occurs to
cations at the cathode, while oxidation (removal of electrons)
occurs to anions at the anode.The electrodes do not touch each
other but are electrically connected by the electrolyte. Many cells
use two half-cells with different electrolytes. In that case each
half-cell is enclosed in a container, and a separator that is porous
to ions but not the bulk of the electrolytes prevents mixing.
INVERTOR: An inverter is an electrical device that converts
direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC); the converted AC
can be at any required voltage and frequency with the use of
appropriate transformers, switching, and control circuits.

Static inverters have no moving parts and are used in a wide range of applications,
from small switching power supplies in computers, to large electric utility high-
voltage direct current applications that transport bulk power. Inverters are
commonly used to supply AC power from DC sources such as solar panels or
batteries.
The electrical inverter is a high-power electronic oscillator. It is so named because
early mechanical AC to DC converters were made to work in reverse, and thus
were "inverted", to convert DC to AC.
The inverter performs the opposite function of a rectifier.
APPLICATION:
1. DC power source utilization
2. Uninterruptible power supplies
3. Induction heating
4. Air Conditioning

LAYOUT:
Uses of Solar Sunseeker:
• urban planning
• Agriculture

• Solar lighting

• Water heating

• Water treatment

• Cooking