Description The Solar Powered Smartphone would be a great invention for all people. Smartphones are so helpful in our generation, but just one thing ; why can the battery not last longer? With all of the distractions on phones from gaming to e-mail, phone batteries have no chance. This is why the Solar Powered Smartphone would be a great helpful device to keep our busy generation going. Present Technology According to inhabitat.com, in 2009, Samsung released a Solar Powered Mobile Phone called the Blue Earth Phone. The Blue Earth Phone included a solar panel planted on the back of the phone, a touch screen and many features. Solar panels exist all over the world in many shapes and sizes. “Bell Laboratories employee Gerald Pearson made a solar cell with silicon instead of selenium. The solar cell was finally ready to be put to work” (www.solarpowerbeginner.com). Once the solar cell was ready, panels were put into it to transport power and thus, the solar panel was born. In recent times, we have solar panels that make electricity for your house, traffic lights, and many other useful products. A solar panel planted in a phone does not seem very normal in a time like this, but they are out there, and they exist. We are trying to make the product better and more efficient for everyday use. The hardest part about producing a product like we are, is the technology. Technology is going to keep improving. But will our product? That is the question. It is hard to have an incredible idea like a solar powered smartphone but keep it up to date with the rest of it surrounding technology. With the right companies and suppliers, this product has the capability to change everything. History In the year 1767 Swiss scientist, Horace-Benedi... ... middle of paper ... ...artphone. It was perfect; less charging, transmittable energy, and just all around a good product. All of the other ideas had serious problems. Our final idea actually seemed reasonable and possible to be created and produced. Consequences If a solar powered smartphone was produced, there would be many positives but also many negatives. Smartphones are very helpful in a time era like we are in. If a solar powered smartphone was created, so much more could get done in the world. You wouldn't have Also, if you had a solar powered smartphone, your electric bill would probably be lower than someone who does not have one. If technology becomes to much of a reliable source, it can be bad. If this happens, past uses of technology will become obsolete and will become a back up plan. Technology has the power to take over our lives. If this happens, there is no going back.
Cell phones have gradually become a large part of a person’s life. A person’s day usually starts and ends by using a phone. People may argue that this is false, but for many, their alarm is on their phone, and that is the first sound they hear in the morning, followed by the action of turning it off. Even looking at the time of day requires someone to turn on their phone. Even though a cell phone might be the most innovative item on the market that makes everyone’s lives easier, it could end up harming them from many different aspects. This paper will focus on scientific, economic, and environmental point of views.
Solar cells directly convert photons from the sun into electricity (Wikipedia). Solar cells that convert both solar and non-solar light are called photovoltaic cells (Wikipedia 2006). They are made of semi conducting materials, most often silicon (Aldous 2006). The simplest photovoltaic cells power watches and calculators while larger, more complex systems can add to the power grid and provide power for homes.
Preview: Today I will discuss the potential that solar power has to become this country’s main supply of energy and the latest research that can make solar power more efficient and cost effective. I will also present the environmental benefits that come with using solar power over other and more harmful forms of energy.
Solar systems, also known as solar panels, are built to be very efficient and require very little maintenance. Technology has helped to improve the look and construction of the solar panels. The solar systems that are built and installed today have to meet very strict guidelines. “Stringent quality control in the Modern Solar supply chain ensures the quality of solar product installed on your roof is reliable, durable, and of the highest quality standards.” (“Solar Energy Benefits”). These panels are built using “monocrystalline cells that are held together with solder. They are surrounded by a hard, glass cover, polymer EVA sheet and a sp...
Most of the people in our modern day society are beginning to realize that fossil fuels are becoming more rare and are damage our planet, this creates the need for a more sustainable form of energy. Solar energy is one of them and is becoming more and more important and will hopefully soon replace this obsolete technology.
Wilhelm Hallwachs discovered that combining copper and cuprous oxide produced a photosensitive material in 1904. In the next year, Albert Einstein completed his work on the photoelectric effect and presented his paper on it. However, it was William G. Bailley of Carnegie Steel who created the present basic design of the solar panel consisting of copper coils and an insulated box. The period after the Second World War saw increased demand for solar power as energy needs went up and supplies could not keep up. There was an explosion of passive solar buildings in the country and that spurred more investments into the solar industry. It was at Bell Labs that the silicon photovoltaic cell was developed by Daryl Chapin, Calvin Fuller, and Gerald Pearson. It was the first cell that stored enough energy to run contemporary electric
Solar power is a renewable alternative energy. The sun helps the solar power to produce energy and converted to electricity. The sun provides the earth with two major forms of energy, heat and light. There are three ways types of solar power solar cells, solar water heating and solar furnaces, but the most common solar power is solar is solar cells. How solar cells works is when there is a sunny climate the sun reflects in to the solar power so that it can get electricity. Most solar power systems utilize heat energy for heating will the others transform light into electricity. Solar Power is not only for house use but also for cars. Now in days, vehicles run on with solar power. According to (makeitsolar.com), it says, “PV panels as a direct power source that convert light energy into electricity to power their motors. When sun is not available, cars will not run, so, is better to have a car powered by batteries that can recharged with solar energy” describes how solar power is the better way to save electricity and could easily recharged when sun is available at no cost. Solar power is the better way to save electricity without using house power or car battery.
The history of solar power reaches back in time, way back in time, you would think that solar power is a relatively new concept but it’s been used for a long time now. It is definitely not new by any stretch of the imagination. As early as 7 BC the suns energy was being used, ancient people would try to face the south side in order to get the warmth as possible from the sun's rays. These are just a few ways that solar power was explored and harvested by our ancient ancestors. The Greek and Romans used solar designs. Just like the ancient people they created buildings facing the south or better side to get the sun’s rays to collect power.
Solar panels are systems that generated heat or electricity by using the energy to be carried ray of the sun. Solar energy panels absorbs the sun’s energy with the aid of dark surfaces located inside panels. After obtained heat, water is heated by transferring water by solar energy panel.
Solar power is energy efficient, what is meant by that is that solar power cannot ever run out as long as it is installed properly. Solar power cells is a source of electrical energy that converts a powerful source of energy such as the sun into electricity, using it’s energy to create electrical currents within the solar panel. Solar panels produce electricity using technology called “Solar Photovoltaic (PV)”.
For example, people may charge their electric cars in the morning with the sunlight, and during the night the electric cars will work by saving the power from the morning; as a result, solar power runs for a long time, and people may do their work without doing any problems for the environment. Furthermore, solar energy does not use any equipment to work such as wires or cords unlike other sources like wind energy. For instance, solar power can be at the roof of the house without using any equipment, and without taking any space. On the other hand, Louwen, Sark, Schropp, Turkenburg, and Faaij (2015) stress that solar cells need to replace the material that is used or decrease the amount of the equipment used such as silver and indium since they are used in silicon cells. This might negatively impact the environment and the production cost (p. 1407). Overall, solar energy can be used as a renewable energy to reduce the pollution and protect the environment from the harmful gasses, and can be used without access to power
Our generation has become attached to technology, a fixation characterized by our endless fascination with our cell phones. Therefore, it didn’t take long for our group, engineers of different majors, different backgrounds, and different beliefs, to find some common ground: our cell phones. Any college student feels at a disadvantage if they forget their phone during a class or two; our group immediately realized how disadvantaged those in developing nations are without the same technology we take for granted. Therefore, after some brain storming, we decided to create a venture in which we could distribute inexpensive cell phones to those in developing nations.
Photovoltaic cells directly convert solar energy into electrical energy through a chemical action taking place in solar cells. They act on the principle of photo-voltaic effect, which develops an emf on absorption of ionizing radiation from sun. It is the most popular technology when it comes to converting solar energy to electric energy. Because of its design, it can even be installed on building roofs making it very popular among
... and monthly water filling. Solar energy is the cleanest and purest form of energy, allowing for cleaner air overall in our environment. There is great hope for a lot more solar panels to be installed worldwide. Solar is a viable alternative energy with solar panels becoming more affordable and more efficiently designed.
Solar energy in simple is the energy provided by the sun known as solar radiation. This energy can be used to produce solar electricity or heating. This energy can be for domestic use or even commercial use. The solar technologies are classified into 2 types, the solar photovoltaic (PV) and the concentrated solar power (CSP). For solar photovoltaic technology, the conversion of solar energy to electrical energy directly requires solar photovoltaic cells. In brief, the sunlight strikes the PV cell, the semiconductor material of the cell will absorb part of the light, and it will energize the electrons in the material, allowing it to flow freely, creating electricity. It is known as the photovoltaic effect. The other way to produce electricity