Utilization of Solar Energy by Students of CT Institute of Technology
Author(s): Rajat KumarSolar panels were designed to utilise the Sun’s energy for lighting up the street lights at campus premises of CT Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. Jalandhar, June 13, 2015: The Mechanical Engineering students of...
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Jun 13, 2015 12:30
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Solar panels were designed to utilise the Sun’s energy for lighting up the street lights at campus premises of CT Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.
Jalandhar, June 13, 2015: The Mechanical Engineering students of CT Institute of Technology have designed Solar panels to utilize the Sun’s energy for lighting up the street lights at their campus premises.
Mr. Ashish Joshi (6th semester, ME) who is leading the team said, “Solar panels convert the sun’s energy into usable forms. Solar panels are a certain kind of device that converts the heat from the sun into the energy we need to power things that run. Solar panels are in hand held devices and they are energy efficient appliances.”
The other members include Harsh Chaudhary and Mandeep Singh; they used the photovoltaic technology (the scientific term used to describe the solar energy). They informed that PV cells convert the sunlight directly into electricity without creating any type of air or water pollution.
The material of photovoltaic cell used by students is single crystalline silicon, which is most widely available cell material. The efficiency ranges from 14 to 18%. The two major factors influencing the design of solar array are the sun intensity and the sun angle. Team member, Harsh Chaudhary informed that under a full bright sun, the magnitude of a photo current is reached to maximum and at lower sun intensity, the power shifts downwards, but the efficiency remains the same. And it works well for sun angle ranging from zero to fifty degrees. The panel has been fixed at an angle of 30 degrees for getting the maximum cell output.
It is inform that the students have designed these Solar Panels under the guidance of their Head of Department, Mr. Gautam Koccher. He said, “Solar electric power is long lasting. The DC current has been produced with the help of the solar panels and this DC current has been converted into AC current with the help of converter. This current can be directly use for various other applications also.”
S. Charanjit Singh Channi (Chairman, CT Group of Institutions), Dr. Manoj Kumar (Group Director, CT Institutions) and Er. Vikrant Sharma (Vice Principal, CTIT) appreciated the efforts of the students. As they said, “Solar electric power is an alternative energy source that is cleaner, more reliable, longer lasting and environmentally safer than nuclear and fossil fuels.”
Date:
Saturday, June 13, 2015
