Solar Power Project?

Question

i'll make it simple i got a project and research so i figure put the minds of billions of computers together i need the specific "gaps" in solar power anything but the whole basic idea that is not relaly needed to know but would be nice to know links please!!! HELP OUT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT "who really sucks when it comes to procrastinating"

Answer 1

If you plan to build a solar power project, you have a number of basic strategies. Some are worthy of a great mark, some so simple that any jack could do it.

The simplest is to go to the store and buy a  15 watt solar panel with voltage regulator, a battery, and an inverter (Uninteruptible power supply) to convert the battery power to a/c house current.

At the more elaborate end is a series of reflectors mounted so that they concentrate sunlight on a black pipe with water in it that goes to steam, a small model steam engine belted to a 120 volt  60 Hz  alternator.

The reflecting collector needs to be mounted on a tracking structure so that the sun can remain focused as the day goes on. There must be a pressure regulator on the top of the system so that the steam engine can be isolated (stopped) without blowing the solar boiler to bits.

Steam released by the engine needs to be recaptured for reuse. There needs to be a way for the operator to see that the water is getting low, and an automatic device to take the pipe out of the focus should it run low on water.

If you go the simple route, buying a panel, you can demonstrate some significant principles by using covers for just one cell, one row of cells.

To make this meaningful you need to have volt and amp meters on your output. You also will want a discrete load  such as a rheostat on the output lines to experiment with resistance vs power output. There are enough surprises you can pack into a demonstration to wow the judges. But for goodness sake, know what they are, and why they work that way. Not surprises for YOU!

Answer 2

By gaps you could mean that it is expensive.

Also, there is the debate over whether or not giving people incentives like tax breaks is a good idea

Also, it takes a while to recoup the initial invesment in an array, although tax incentives would help

and lastly, a solar array big enough to power  the united states would have to be in an obnoxiously large area, alhough the ideal areas are already uninhabited because they are too hot.

Answer 3

Hello Victor.

I read your question twice.  I am not understanding what you mean by a gap in solar power. I do not understand the putting minds of billions computers together either .

Are you, doing a computer project? Are you doing a solar project? Can you add to your question?