To investigate which system and material have the highest efficiency to be used by the car.
To produce the fastest car by having a good design.
To widespread the importance of solar energy to mankind in order to conserve nature.
MATERIAL USED
-Soldering Iron -Cellophane tape -Solar panel -Craft knife -DC motor system -Bottle -Copper wire -Tube -Stick -Hot glue gun -Cutting mat - Polystyrene cutter
Cutting the.
Cutting the polystyrene.
Soldering the solar panels
The solar panel is positioned on the side of the boat. Increase the area of the panel exposed to sunlight. More photons is absorbed and increase the amount of electricity transferred to the motor. This system more effective than the pulley system. The system will decrease the waste of energy and increase the efficiency of the boat. The motion of the motor is directly transferred to the propeller and reduce the loss of kinetic energy.
Convert to useful energy.
Electricity
Usage of solar collectors/solar panels. Two ways to convert solar power into energy:
Solar Thermal Application -Direct heat. Photoelectric Application -Photovoltaic cell.
Solar cell are devices that convert sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic affect. Electrons in a solar cell absorb photon energy in sunlight. Photons are particles of light in sun rays. Photon: -elementary particle , the quantum of the electromagnetic field. -the basic unit of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation. SOLAR PANEL / PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
Photons in sunlight hit the solar panel and are absorbed by semiconducting materials such as silicon. Photons is absorbed and its energy is transferred An array of solar cells converts solar energy into a usable amount of direct current (DC) electricity. These photons (bits of sunlight) knock electrons loose from the atoms inside the semiconductor. Photons then push the electrons along , leaving a gap in the atom. Another electron is then pulled from an adjacent atom to fill the gap. The electron flow provides the current and the cells electric field causes a voltage. The sunlight is absorbed and the energy is transferred to the DC motor through the positive terminal. At DC motor, the electric energy will turn to kinetic energy. Then, the propeller will move .