Mobile Solar Generator: A Smart, Portable Renewable Energy Source
1. SOMO : Solar.Mobile
A Smart Mobile Solar Generator
The first high-powered, smart, portable,
modular solar power generator system.
Jarrett Baglietto, Jennifer Nunn, Blake Sack
http://somossu.wix.com/home
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2. Motive
● Current Generators problems
○ Loud
○ Non-renewable
○ Not Smart
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● A better Generator needs to be:
○ Mobile
○ Clean
○ Smart
○ Modular
3. Clean
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● Gas generators run on Fossil Fuels
(By definition exhaustible...)
● Our Generator runs on sun
4. Smart
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How?
-Use sensors to enable generator to react to surrounding
environment.
-Remote Deployment
Why?
-Solar cells on their own degrade with more exposure to
environment
-Protect Panels from vandalization
-By only deploying solar panels when needed increase
lifespan of device
6. Marketing Specification
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● Creates portable, clean, quiet, power
● Produces enough current to drive high power tools
● Portable in multiple terrains
● Accurately measures and records weather data
● Reliably reacts to environment in real time
● Makes data available via wireless LAN
8. Engineering Requirements
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● Calculate temperature with 5% accuracy
● Calculate power being generated by solar panels with 5%
accuracy
● Communicates data remotely at least once per hour
● React within 90 seconds to change in sunlight
● Provides at least 800 Watts of continuous AC power
9. Project Overview
Phase I: General Construction -
Build Generator Unit
Phase II: Smart integration
Add Control Box and Sensors
Phase III: Make unit wirelessly Accessible -
Add HTTP Server
Phase IV: Increase possible power output
Construct Modular Connecting Unit
17. Light Intensity Test
Due to the fact that the light sensor is
enclosed and does not receive full
360° light our readings are on
average 0.55 compared to reference
value. But the relative relationship is
consistent.
21. Client Feedback
● The overall progress of the project surpassed my expectations.
● The group demonstrated a remarkable degree of coordination
and division of tasks among themselves.
● Innovation in some aspects of the project convinced me that
the members of this group are ready for taking on challenging
projects in the field of electrical engineering.
22. Challenges
● Keeping on schedule
● Integrating everything together
● Dealing with unexpected problems as they arose
● Handling real-life weather conditions
● Eliminating unwanted external noise
● Accurately measuring current
23. Future Work
● Creating another unit to make the units modular
● Make the open and close mechanism more robust
● Fully weatherize the unit
● Make device more lightweight and easier to maneuver.
24. Contributors
We would like to thank Dr. Saeid Rahimi for his support as faculty advisor.
We would also like to Thank Dr. Rahimi for supplying the funds needed for this
project through the Faculty Project Fund for Saeid Rahimi.
We would like to thank Todd Myers our industry advisor, Owner and President
of EnergyWise America.
Finally we would like to thank Shahram Marivani for his technical advice and
his continuous support throughout the project.
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25. ● CS 115 (Programming)
● ES 330 (Electronics II)
● ES 310 (Microcontrollers)
● ES 445 (Photonics)
● ES 465 (Networking)
● ES 442 (Analog Communications)
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Classes
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Personal Learning Experiences
● Finding ways to communicate ideas clearly and concisely is hard.
● Expect things not to work the first time.
● Don’t overthink things, sometimes the simple solution works.
● Working as a team is difficult.
● Noise is real...and frustrating.
● Be flexible
