Current Progress Presentation

Attached is the second presentation of the Summer Interns of 2016. With a overall progress, the team presented their power estimation, tracking system cost analysis and the initial concepts designs of the solar panels mounting arrays.

Weekly proposals 06/20-06/24

Weekly Team Proposals Date: 06/20 – 06/24

Team Name: Solar

1. Proposal Narrative (verbal description of what is proposed to be accomplished for the week, include design requirements and deliverables – aka deadlines)

• Improve the solar panel array design → 07/01
• Power estimation for the test track (number of batteries, panels and their disposition) → 06/24
• Search possible sponsors/manufacturers for the solar panel → 07/01
• Wayside pick up alternatives → 06/24
• Full scale test track parameters → 06/24

2. Sketches / drawings / calculations (Attach presentations, Excel charts, data, Etc)

Solar Panel Array

Block Diagram

Solar Block Diagram

3. Critical Path Schedule (scheduling project objectives for current week and future weeks, please include end goals)

The priorities for next week are going to be to start the improvement of the solar panel array design and to define the full scale test track parameters.

4. Budget (look into Value-in-Kind – aka Sponsorships … and cash budget with Bill of Materials)

For now, the team is working only with designs, so there is no equipment needed. However, it would be helpful to have some snacks at the facility, as well as a better Internet connection.

Team Member 1:  Durval

1. Pertinent Skills: Solidworks, MS Office
2. Responsibilities: Solar panel array design, search for sponsors/manufacturers

Team Member 2: Leonardo

1. Pertinent Skills: SAM, MS Office
2. Responsibilities: power estimation for the test track, Wayside pick up alternatives, Full scale test track parameters

Team Member 3: Eric

1. Pertinent Skills: SAM, MS Office
2. Responsibilities: power estimation for the test track, Wayside pick up alternatives, Full scale test track parameters

Team Member 4: Lucas

1. Pertinent Skills: Solidworks, MS Office
2. Responsibilities:  Solar panel array design, search for sponsors/manufacturers

Week 2

Tasks accompished:
Shadow researchThis week, much progress has been made. The rough draft of the Paper on analyzing shadow-related power loss created, with major revision help from Ron Swenson and Professor Furman. The rough draft of paper submitted to the SOLAR 2016 conference
In addition, 3D modeling practice started. A lesson on Encitra was given by Carolina Nillson on monday night, and I have downloaded the necessary software
Power estimationIn the past three weeks, the sub team responsible for power estimation kept working on developing a tool capable of integrating the power consumption of the Full Scale Test Track and also the Full Scale City Routes with the software SAM - System Advisor Model, from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. With this tool the team is able to predict and estimate how much area is going to be needed to fully supply these two different scenarios.All the analysis made was based on the textbook Transit Systems Network, by Professor Anderson from the University of Minnesota.The results from SAM includes the number of modules required, the total needed area and the annual energy available on the 2 different setups for the Full Scale models.SAM already includes losses from soiling and shading but in a near future the team will also incorporate an analysis from ENCITRA about shading conditions on the city of San Jose. This study will allow the best solar panels displacement along the track.
PV Module- Design concepts for new PV module developed(pictures below)

A block diagram for the power system