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Concentrating on the Sun with Photovoltaic Solar Panels
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Surles, William Watrous, Abigail Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Baum, Jack Johnson, Stephen |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Students design, build and test reflectors to measure the effect of solar reflectance on the efficiency of solar PV panels. They use a small PV panel, a multimeter, cardboard and foil to build and test their reflectors in preparation for a class competition. Students design, build and test reflectors to measure the effect of solar reflectance on the efficiency of solar PV panels. They use a small PV panel, a multimeter, cardboard and foil to build and test their reflectors in preparation for a class competition. Then they graph and discuss their results with the class. Complete this activity as part of the Photovoltaic Efficiency unit and in conjunction with the Concentrated Solar Power lesson. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Measurement Physical Science Science and Technology Solar Energy Pv Panel Competition Multimeter Concentrated Pv Concentrating Pv Renewable Energy Photovoltaic Collector Photovoltaic Panel Design Process Estimate Iteration Power Solar Panel Efficiency Solar Power Brainstorm Reflection Reflectance Photovoltaic Electricity Aluminum Foil Reflector Engineering Design Process |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT3H |
| Education Level | Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Geometry Probability Technical |
