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Solar Cell LabInvestigation of Solar Cells

• How Solar Cells work• Understand different characteristics and their impact on practical usage

P. 1

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Task 1 Setup

P. 2

Note: Banana Plug stacking

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Task 2: Set Solar Meter on stand and place under light to adjust

height

P. 3Note: adjust solar meter position to maximum LED reading

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Rotate light over table

• Position solar meter under light to set height for sunny day or cloudy day binary values and then replace with solar cell.

P. 4

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Task 3 & 4 : Solar Cell – Concepts( incident light at an angle )

P. 5

The energy output of a solar cell is related to the angle of incident light by the following relationship: b = (L) * cosФ.

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Verify solar meter• Before beginning, verify

the solar meter circuit you will be using as follows:• Disconnect the end of the

lead connected to the output(V Out) of the light sensor board and plug it into the +5V row near the top of the board.

• Turn on the power and all LEDs should be on. If not, alert the instructional staff.

• When finished re-connect the lead to the light sensor board.

P. 6

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Topic Document Type

Marble Delivery System None

Quality and Productivity

Executive Summary

CircuitsExecutive Summary

Solar Energy – Part 1 --

Solar Energy – Part 2

Memo (Combined)

Beam Bending Memo

Wind Turbine 1 --

Wind Turbine 2 Report (Combined)

Problem Solving Project 1

Project Notebook (Combined)

Problem Solving Project 2

Problem Solving Project 3