passive solar tracker team final presentation
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December 9, 2013. Passive Solar Tracker Team Final Presentation. Darren Slotnick Kevin Leonard Ming Zheng Govind Raman. Temperatures : Spring: 24.5 °C – 14.0 °C Summer: 24.7 °C – 12.7 °C Fall: 23.7 °C – 12.3 °C Winter: 21.0 °C – 11.3 °C - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Passive Solar Tracker TeamFinal Presentation
Darren SlotnickKevin Leonard
Ming ZhengGovind Raman
December 9, 2013
Life in Kenya• Poverty level: 45.9%
in 2005• School enrollment (%
net): 83% in 2009• Percent with
electricity: 16% • Population: 43.18
million• Life Expectancy: 60
years old in 2011• Rural Access to Water:
54%
• Temperatures: • Spring: 24.5 °C –
14.0 °C• Summer: 24.7 °C –
12.7 °C • Fall: 23.7 °C – 12.3
°C • Winter: 21.0 °C –
11.3 °C• Wind Speed: 0 to 19
mph (calm to fresh breeze), maximum of 40 mph (gale).
Our Mission and VisionWe aim to help provide power to underdeveloped
communities in Kenya
With greater access to power, these communities will experience a higher quality of living
Summary of Calculations• ) (1)• (2)• (3)
Total Energy Needed to Evaporate Mixture 390.3274 kJ
Radius (m)
Length (m) Qnet
Solar Energy 3600 kJ/m^2 0.1 0.1 338.26
References• http://blogs.stlawu.edu/conservationmediakenya/• http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=234827• http://www.greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Africas-Largest-PV-Plant-by-
Masdar-02.jpg• http://www.zomeworks.com/photovoltaic-tracking-racks/• http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/back-to-school-going-green-
460708• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller• http://upstatemetalrecycling.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/burning-wire/• http://www.desktopas.com/african-sunset-desktop-wallpaper.html• http://data.worldbank.org/country/kenya• http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/nov/22/kenya-
geothermal-power-energy-revolution• http://weatherspark.com/averages/29261/Nairobi-Kenya• http://goafrica.about.com/library/bl.weather.kenya.htm