What is our project?
RAPSCES– Remotely Accessible Portable Solar Charging Evaluation System
Lafayette College’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering requested the 2023 senior class to design a remotely accessible portable solar charging system for performance and environmental conditions evaluation.
The main objective of the proposed system is to collect environmental, directional, and performance data and transmit them wirelessly to a remote computer. Overall, the system functions as a user-friendly, portable, and solar tracking battery charging system. The system consists of solar panels, custom housing for all internal electronics, a steerable panel mount, a 12V battery that serves as a solar charge storage, an inverter, a solar tracking mechanism, wireless data transmission, and environmental and performance sensors.
Here you can find a preliminary design plan that we came up in the beginning of the year: Preliminary Design Plan