Solar Electronics Workshop

Soltronics is a technical workshop that aims to educate students about the current trends in solar energy technology and its applications. The contents of the workshop are formulated with a hands on approach allowing the students to practically see the solar energy related technology in action. There will be a set of practical activities involving circuit design, calculations, construction and debugging, that the students will perform in a group.

The session will comprise of a presentation followed by a practical session in which the students will make a Light Detector, a Light Following Robot, &/or a Solar Tracker , &/or a Solar Battery Charger.

Contents

1. Various types of renewable energy sources & their comparisons
2. Introduction to solar energy & its application
3. Energy scenario in india
4. Job opportunities in Solar energy sector
5. How a solar panel works
6. How solar panels are made
7. Basics of Electronics
8. Introduction to various electronic components & sensors
9. Electronic circuit design methodology
10. Circuit design of light detector
11. Circuit design of light following robot
12. Circuit design of a Solar Tracker
13. Circuit design of a Solar Battery charger

Practical activities

1. Interfacing of electronic components (15 min)
2. Interfacing of Sensors (15 min)
3. Soldering techniques & practice (30 min)
4. Construction of light detector circuit & Practical soldering session (2 hours)
5. Construction of robot (30 min)
6. Mounting the light detector circuit on the robot to make a light following robot (30 min)
7. Testing and debugging (30 min)
8. Construction of a Solar Tracker assembly (1 hour )
9. Interfacing light detector circuit with the solar tracker assembly to make an Automated Motorized Solar Tracker (30 min)
10. Testing and debugging (30 min)
11. Construction of a Solar Battery Charger (1.5 hours)
12. Testing and debugging (30 min)