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Alternative Energy Storage Systems Project

Overview (PDF)

Newspaper Clipping (PDF)

Design Presentations

Final Presentations

Solar-Powered Energy Storage Design Project Objective:

Design an energy storage system, that doesn't use electrochemical batteries, to store energy generated during 15 minutes of sunlight on a 120 Watt solar panel, and, after a 0 - 5 minute pause, recover the stored energy in electrical form, driving an electric motor

Rules:
1. No electrochemical batteries
2. Manual Switch is allowed
3. Cannot start with potential energy.

Materials:
1. Solar Panel, 120 Watt, 12 volt nominal (Size : 59 by 26 inches. Weight: 29 pounds )
2. The rest is up to the individual groups. The group budget is less than $400.

Final Presentations

        Micro-scale Compressed Air

  • DJ Lehr
  • John Yarrish
  • Josh Bittle
  • Adam Botterbusch
  • Rob Fern
  • Dan Woodhead

Ultracapacitors

  • Gabe Chong
  • Chris Yorgey
  • Pat Gianelli
  • Robert Erdesky
  • Paul Stegner

Pumped Hydro-open flume

  • Zach Galbraith
  • Keanan Barbour-March
  • Ryan Cohick
  • Jeremy Crouse
  • David Coleman
  • Duane Breneman
  • Devin Owermohl

Magnetic Pendulum System

  • James Painter
  • Adam Beard
  • Matt Quinlan
  • Josh Brubaker
  • Drew Graybeal
  • Alex Poletto

Induction Flywheel

  • Robert Blevins
  • Chris Weaver
  • Garry Brock
  • Derek Dietz
  • Suman Jonchhe
  • Matt Lauver

Design Presentations

Ultracapacitors

  • Gabe Chong
  • Chris Yorgey
  • Pat Gianellil
  • Robert Erdesky

Induction Flywheel

  • Robert Blevins
  • Chris Weaver
  • Garry Brock

Pumped Hydro-open flume

  • Zach Galbraith
  • Keanan Barbour-March
  • Ryan Cohick
  • Jeremy Crouse

Pumped Hydro-steam engine

  • Drew Graybeal
  • Devin Owermohli
  • Suman Jonchhe

Regulated Ultracapacitors

  • Duane Breneman
  • Josh Brubaker
  • Matt Lauver
  • Paul Stegnar

Mechanical/Induction System

  • James Painter
  • Adam Beard
  • Matt Quinlan

Micro-scale Compressed Air

  • DJ Lehr
  • John Yarrish l
  • Josh Bittle

Mechanically Linked-Flywheel

  • Rob Fern
  • Dan Woodhead
  • Adam Botterbusch
  • David Coleman

Pumped Hydro-reverse pump

  • Alex Poletto
  • Derek Dietz

 
Special Thanks to the sponsor of our solar panels