O.P.V. Transportable Power Station : Sun-Brella
Taylor, Zachary (2018)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201804104401
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201804104401
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In this thesis the CAD design and Circuit Diagrams of a transportable, clean, and renewable public power station made of organic photovoltaics (OPV) is presented and explained. OPV is a liquid carbon-based solar energy production material that can be inexpensively printed into many sizes and shapes on either glass or flexible plastic substrates.
It has been modelled in the vein of outdoor open-air sun-shade flexible umbrellas popularly used in areas such as outdoor restaurant seating, picnic tables in parks, and similar outdoor business functions. It contains LED lighting within the arm framework to provide clean, renewable, and free lighting to outdoor public areas, as well as a single USB charging station, all connected to a central battery bank charged throughout the day by the OPV material that makes up the Umbrella.
The fundamentals of OPV are discussed, the design of the device is presented and explained, the calculations for theoretical power output are shown and discuss based on the design dimensions. All done in the hopes of sparking interest in much needed further research that would allow a final fully realized prototype to be created.
It has been modelled in the vein of outdoor open-air sun-shade flexible umbrellas popularly used in areas such as outdoor restaurant seating, picnic tables in parks, and similar outdoor business functions. It contains LED lighting within the arm framework to provide clean, renewable, and free lighting to outdoor public areas, as well as a single USB charging station, all connected to a central battery bank charged throughout the day by the OPV material that makes up the Umbrella.
The fundamentals of OPV are discussed, the design of the device is presented and explained, the calculations for theoretical power output are shown and discuss based on the design dimensions. All done in the hopes of sparking interest in much needed further research that would allow a final fully realized prototype to be created.