Sirius | You are my Sunshine
The Challenge | You are my Sunshine
Sirius
The challenge was to make solar panels easy to use. Our protoype is PV solar panel is moving towards the light due to 2 LDR sensors.We aim to increase the efficiency and improve our system.System stores electricity in battery to use it at dark. And a voice
Our project “Sirius” is an integrated system combines between Hardware and Software to encourage people to use green energy.
PV Solar panels is suitable to Egypt’s weather as some areas receive over 4,000 hours of sunshine per year which is among the highest quantities registered in the world.
And with 95% of the 91 million residents occupying only 5% of the landmass, the country has huge swathes of empty desert. Egypt is hoping to reach 9,000 MW of solar panels energy by 2022 as it consists with SDG’s (sustainable development goals) to depend on green energy.
Two LDR sensors on each edge help the panel to move towards the light source by sensing the difference in light on them. This would make the panel able to have more light.
LCD display shows you how much is left in the battery as well as voice massage would notify you every 20% drop in the battery.
Arduino controller is used to control: movement, LCD and notification system automatically.
The real problem of PV solar panels is at darkness. To avoid random consumption, a mobile application tells you how much you will need to operate different devises and recommend the best usage of power.
References:
http://www.numov.org/de/publication-al/doc_view/616-5-dr-samir-ayad-egyptian-solar-energy-systems-co
http://egyptera.org/en/t3reefa.aspx
https://chronicle.fanack.com/egypt/economy/challenges-over-solar-energy/
http://www.mop.gov.eg/Vision/EgyptVision.aspx
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