Solar Power

Geometry

•Dual axis tracking system - expensive, weather makes it fragile

•With a ball, we can concentrate the lights energy on a single point

•Concentrates both sunlight and moonlight up to 10 000 times.

•35% more efficient than current solar panels.

Solar Financing

● Purchasing a solar system costs around $15,000-

$60,000

Common method used;

● Solar Lease → a third party company buys and takes

care of the Solar Panels → pay a fixed rate

● Loans & Mortgages; Equity loans → government

finances the Solar System

Cost of Solar Power 1. Equipment Costs - 45%

● Solar Panels; $4,500-$12,000

● Power Inverter; $1,000-$3,000

● Mounting Hardware; $800-$2,000

● Wiring; $1,000-$2,000

2. Installation & Permitting Costs - 25%● System Installation; $2,000-$4,000

● Permits, Fees & Inspection; $3,000-$6,000

3. Sales & Management - 30%● Monitoring Equipment & Services; $1,000-$5,000

● Maintenance & Repairs; Cost of replacing inverter

● Additional Operational Costs - $4,000-$9,000

Surface Area

•1000 Watts = Total Area x 1000 Watts/m2 x 0.18

•Total Power Output=Total Area x Solar Irradiance x Conversion Efficiency

•We know the required Total Output Power is 1000 Watts (10 panels x 100

Watts), the Solar Irradiance for a surface perpendicular to the Sun’s rays at

sea level on a clear day is about 1000 Watt/m2 and the Conversion Efficiency

is 18%.

Pros Cons

No green house gases Solar inefficiency

On going free energy Storing Solar

Decentralization of power Solar Panels are bulky

Going off the grid with solar COST

Saving Ecosystem and livelihood

Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Power

Links

http://landartgenerator.org/blagi/archives/127

http://livinggreenmag.com/2013/03/12/energy-ecology/how-does-solar-power-

save-you-money/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHldwuCnCxg

http://themindunleashed.org/2013/12/glass-sphere-might-revolutionize-solar-

power-earth.html

http://www.sunrun.com/solar-lease/solar-financing/

http://www.sunrun.com/solar-lease/cost-of-solar/