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Sun Tracking Solar Array Team Peacock Lane

Sun Tracking Solar Array Team Peacock Lane. Team Members: Elise King, Caitlin Greeney , Beverly Raposa & Julius Raposa Advisor: Dr. Yamayee Secondary Advisor: Dr. Albright Industrial Advisor: Jeff Cook (BPA) Client: Dr. Dillon . Project Overview. Why solar? Why tracking?

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Sun Tracking Solar Array Team Peacock Lane

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  1. Sun Tracking Solar ArrayTeam Peacock Lane Team Members: Elise King, Caitlin Greeney, Beverly Raposa & Julius Raposa Advisor: Dr. Yamayee Secondary Advisor: Dr. Albright Industrial Advisor:Jeff Cook (BPA) Client:Dr. Dillon

  2. Project Overview • Why solar? • Why tracking? • Demonstration for Dr. Dillon’s class

  3. Project Overview

  4. Project Overview

  5. Milestones Completed Minor: • All parts received Jan 17 • Frame received Feb 14 (Early, Jan 17) • Device constructed Feb 21 (Early, Jan 31) Major: • Arduino microcontroller functional Jan 24 • Breadboard functional Feb 7 • February Program Review Feb 14

  6. Additional Accomplishments • Motors can move clockwise and counter clockwise • Arduino can make decisions based on photoresistors • LCD screen displays voltage measurements

  7. The Near Future Minor Milestones: • Final Report v0.9 Mar 21 • Final Report v0.95 Mar 28 Major Milestones: • Complete testing and debugging Mar 7

  8. Evidence of Construction • Digital systems component • Mechanical component • Demo

  9. Digital Systems Component

  10. Mechanical Component

  11. Demo

  12. Issues/Concerns • Power source for Arduino and motors • Have separate sources to reduce wire tangling or overloading • Which photoresistor design • Test both configurations and select the most accurate • Pin count • Additional IC to expand I/O

  13. Summary • Project Overview • Milestones Completed • Additional Accomplishments • Future Milestones • Evidence of Construction • Issues/Concerns • http://wordpress.up.edu/egr13peacocklane/ Questions???

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