Week 4: Possible Design Change | Second Presentation Preparation

This week, our team members consulted with Dr. Furman about the design change in our solar panels rack design. We planned to orient the solar panels in different directions to unload the weight on the beams that are connected between poles. Also, the angle of solar panels have to be considered to maximize the electricity generation.

As the second presentation was being prepared, I learned that there are few additions that could be done in our solar rack design system. First of all, batteries could be placed at each station where pods will be stopping by as a departure/arrival location. They would supply electricity to pods, which makes pods to leave the departure station. Another possibility is to have batteries or capacitors attached by the solar panels throughout the entire guideways.