Sun Tracking Solar Array Team Peacock Lane Team Members: Elise King, Caitlin Greeney, Beverly Raposa & Julius Raposa Advisor: Dr. Yamayee Secondary Advisor: Dr. Albright Industrial Advisor: Jeff Cook (BPA) Client: Dr. Dillon
Project Overview Why solar? Why tracking? Demonstration for Dr. Dillon’s class
Project Overview
Milestones Completed Minor: All parts received Jan 17 Frame received Feb 14 (Early, Jan 17) Device constructed Feb 21 (Early, Jan 31) Major: Arduino microcontroller functional Jan 24 Breadboard functionalFeb 7 February Program ReviewFeb 14
Additional Accomplishments Motors can move clockwise and counter clockwise Arduino can make decisions based on photoresistors LCD screen displays voltage measurements
The Near Future Minor Milestones: Final Report v0.9Mar 21 Final Report v0.95Mar 28 Major Milestones: Complete testing and debuggingMar 7
Evidence of Construction Digital systems component Mechanical component Demo
Digital Systems Component
Mechanical Component
Demo
Issues/Concerns Power source for Arduino and motors – Have separate sources to reduce wire tangling or overloading Which photoresistor design – Test both configurations and select the most accurate Pin count – Additional IC to expand I/O
Summary Project Overview Milestones Completed Additional Accomplishments Future Milestones Evidence of Construction Issues/Concerns Questions???
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