The aim of this project is to design and produce a solar boat. It also gives as a chance to study and apply the concept of solar-powered boat. Solar energy is completely free. Sure, there is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing.
The aim of this project is to design and produce a solar boat. It also gives as a chance to study and apply the concept of solar-powered boat. Solar energy is completely free. Sure, there is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing.
The aim of this project is to design and produce a solar boat. It also gives as a chance to study and apply the concept of solar-powered boat. Solar energy is completely free. Sure, there is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing.
KARNIVAL SAINS TEKNOLOGI DAN ALAM SEKITAR PERINGKAT
NEGERI TAHUN 2014
SOLAR BOAT COMPETITION
SCHOOL NAME : SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BAGAN SERAI
STUDENT NAME : TAN WEI SHENG TAN YANN KAI MOHAMAD SHAHIDAN
TEACHER NAME : EN. MOHD NIDZAM BIN MAT ISA
ABSTRACT
The aim of this project is to design and produce a solar boat. This project gives as a chance to study and apply the concept of solar-powered boat. It also gives a background about some design concerns such as solar cells, aerodynamic shape and drag force.
Some important care studies such as drag calculations, aerodynamic body and other design cases to maximize its surface area in order to get the maximum power from solar cell.
PROJECT : SOLAR BOAT
OBJECTIVE To design a solar boat that using solar power as an alternative To produce a solar powered boat that is free emissions including CO 2 that caused greenhouse Effect. Solar energy is completely free. Sure, there is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing
THEORY SCIENTIFIC Photons in sunlight hit the solar panel and are absorbed by semiconducting materials, such as silicon. Electrons (negatively charged) are knocked loose from their atoms, allowing them to flow through the material to produce electricity. Due to the special composition of solar cells, the electrons are only allowed to move in a single direction. An array of solar cells converts solar energy into a usable amount of direct current (DC) electricity.
No. Items Qty Price per unit Total 1 Polystyrene 1 RM 3.00 RM 3.00 2 Solar Cell(DC 1V / 8mA) 12 RM 13.50 RM 162.00 3 DC Motor 1 RM 3.00 RM 3.00 4 Pen ink Refill 1 - - 5 Aluminum can 1 - -
TOTAL : RM 166.00 ITEM USED
Boat Specification Plan View 23cm
8.5cm
30cm Back View
1.2cm
3.5cm 1cm
1cm Weight : 80 g
No. Trial Time Brightness of sun light Speed 1 (Seconds) Speed 2 (Seconds) 1 10.00 am bright 5 4.8 2 10.30 am More bright 4.5 4.4 3 11.00 am Very bright 4.4 4.3 4 11.30 am bright 4.1 4.1 5 12.00 noon Very bright 3.6 3.2 6 12.30 noon Very bright 3.2 3.0 TRIAL RESULT Date : 23-5-2014 Distance : 2 meters DESIGN BY : TAN WEI SHENG (Planner & Boat Designer) TAN YANN KAI (Electrical & Aerodynamic Designer) MOHAMAD SHAHIDAN (Propeller & Graphics Designer)
No. Trial Time Brightness of sun light Speed 1 (Seconds) Speed 2 (Seconds) 1 10.00 am bright 5 4.8 2 10.30 am More bright 4.5 4.4 3 11.00 am Very bright 4.4 4.3 4 11.30 am bright 4.1 4.1 5 12.00 noon Very bright 3.6 3.2 6 12.30 noon Very bright 3.2 3.0 TRIAL RESULT Date : 23-5-2014 Distance : 2 meters We do it together.