Project
CalSoChill
We#are#a#Berkeley#chapter#of#Engineers#for#a#Sustainable# World#founded#under#the#mission#of#Design|Educate|Build# We#envision#a#world#of#environmental,#social,#and#economic# prosperity#created#and#sustained#by#local#and#global#collective# action.#
CalSoChill#is#a#mobile#charging#station# where#students#can#charge#electronics# outside.#We#found#a#need#for#this#project#as# renewable#technology#is#not#as#present#in# the#daily#lives#of#students#at#Cal.#CalSoChill#is# a#simple#technology#that#focuses#on#how# renewable#energy#can#be#integrated#in#the# everyday#lives#of#students.#
CalSoChill(elevated(solar(panels(are(designed(to(utilize( solar(energy(by(capturing(solar(energy(to(charge( electronics,(while(providing(shade(for(suers( simultaneously.(Individuals(will(be(able(to(sit(and(relax( under(the(shade(provided(by(the(prototype(as(they(charge( their(electronics.(We(use(Solidworks(as(the(software(for( our(CAD.((
‣ Raises(the(awareness(of(the( renewable(energy(technology( especially(solar(energy(technology( within(our(campus.((
‣ Initial(Design(
‣ Aims(to(deliver(an(education( outreach(program(for(young(adults,( familiarizing(the(local(with( renewable(technology.
Solar Panel Building(a(prototype#version(to(solidify( and(demonstrate((CalSoChlil(product’s( needs,(using(Aluminum(plate,(Aluminum( pole,(solar(panels(80W),(battery( pack(Deep(Cycle),(a(storage(bench,(and( casters.(
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‣ Material#Selection#Process:(Solidwork( simulation(to(determine(the(material(type( and(thickness.(
‣ the(Machine(Shop(training:( to(assemble(the(components(together( in(near(future.(
‣ Solar#Panels:
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Thin Film
-least efficient -most efficient -less efficient (7-13%) (15-20%) (13~16%) -longest life span -easier to make -mass production -most expensive -less expensive -short life span -can be made -The Czochralski flexible with process potential application
Acknowledgements Geun Ho Ahn (Project Leader) Lucas Filshill(Director of Design Team), Cole Triebold, Julia Sawaya, Kayla Lee(Director of Finance Team), Winn Cui, Nancy Li, Maaz Uddin