Passionate Passivity - Future Directions

Upon reflection, some project improvements have been identified. The majority of them will be completed with further research in the near future, such as the work being presented in May 2008, in order to correct as many sources of error as possible, and consider other possibilities that may be available for the testing and construction of various aspects of this project.

An improved dual-axis rotational system will be implemented in the next prototype. The present design has material limitations that restrict the east-west movement of the designed passive photovoltaic tracking system.
In order to realistically compare with other large-scale conventional systems, the next design will be constructed using metal, which are materials used in standard active and passive photovoltaic trackers.
Instead of using a controlled environment of an artificial light source, the system will be tested with natural solar radiation under warmer temperatures. This will determine the practicality of the system, and will identify further improvements to be made.
Adaptations to environments with colder or varying climates will be examined. This will improve the economic ability for the system to be potentially successful. Mechanical systems and other methods will be evaluated in a manner of greater depth than completed in this project, if possible.
Temperatures as a result of the artificial light sources under the controlled test environments will be monitored more closely to examine the effect of slight fluctuations on the system.
A computer model will be created for easier calibration, as well as a thorough analysis into the mathematical foundation of the design.
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms will be investigated and implemented into this project for optimized energy collection.

As more work is completed on this project, more project improvements will be formulated.

(The information displayed is for the system Design 1.0, utilized in March 2008. A completely upgraded and significantly different system, known as Design 2.0, will be first presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2008.

This website details preliminary work for Passionate Passivity, corresponding with the Calgary Youth Science Fair in March 2008. Significant project changes and design modifications have been made to Passionate Passivity since the creation of this website. To ensure intellectual property protection, final work spanning from approximately June 2007 to April 2008 will be first presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2008. This website should not be utilized as a reference for Eden Full's ISEF 2008 research.)


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Future Directions
Upon reflection, some project improvements have been identified. The majority of them will be completed with further research in the near future, such as the work being presented in May 2008, in order to correct as many sources of error as possible, and consider other possibilities that may be available for the testing and construction of various aspects of this project. An improved dual-axis rotational system will be implemented in the next prototype. The present design has material limitations that restrict the east-west movement of the designed passive photovoltaic tracking system. In order to realistically compare with other large-scale conventional systems, the next design will be constructed using metal, which are materials used in standard active and passive photovoltaic trackers. Instead of using a controlled environment of an artificial light source, the system will be tested with natural solar radiation under warmer temperatures. This will determine the practicality of the system, and will identify further improvements to be made. Adaptations to environments with colder or varying climates will be examined. This will improve the economic ability for the system to be potentially successful. Mechanical systems and other methods will be evaluated in a manner of greater depth than completed in this project, if possible. Temperatures as a result of the artificial light sources under the controlled test environments will be monitored more closely to examine the effect of slight fluctuations on the system. A computer model will be created for easier calibration, as well as a thorough analysis into the mathematical foundation of the design. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms will be investigated and implemented into this project for optimized energy collection. As more work is completed on this project, more project improvements will be formulated. (The information displayed is for the system Design 1.0, utilized in March 2008. A completely upgraded and significantly different system, known as Design 2.0, will be first presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2008. This website details preliminary work for Passionate Passivity, corresponding with the Calgary Youth Science Fair in March 2008. Significant project changes and design modifications have been made to Passionate Passivity since the creation of this website. To ensure intellectual property protection, final work spanning from approximately June 2007 to April 2008 will be first presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2008. This website should not be utilized as a reference for Eden Full's ISEF 2008 research.)
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