Transcript Team 2 Solar Kiosk Project

Team 2
Solar Kiosk Project
Sponsored by:
Team Members:
Jakub Mazur - Manager
Eric Tarkleson – Presentation/Lab
Josh Wong - Webmaster
Ben Kershner – Document Preparation
Presentation Outline
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Purpose
Design Parameters
System Architecture
Power Management
Questions
Project Purpose
• Provide students in rural areas an opportunity
to learn via computers.
– Solar powered
– Internet connected
– Multi user
• Obstacles:
– No electricity
– No books
– No roof…
Test Case: Tanzania
Design Parameters
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Cost
Power consumption
Ease of use
Safety
Reliability
Faithfulness to Lenovo hardware
Major Project Considerations
• System architecture
– Laptops
– Thin Clients
– Multi Seat
• Power management
– Microcontroller monitoring
– Power control
System Architecture: Multi Seat
• Low power
• Low cost
• Open
source
software
• Proprietary
software
System Architecture: Thin Clients
• Proven
solution
• Reliable
• Low power
• Able to
make DIY
clients
Power Management
• Utilize microcontroller to monitor and manage
power
– PIC microcontroller
– LEM Hall effect sensors
– ADCs
– LCD display
– Status LEDs
Power Management
• Necessary features:
– Monitor battery voltage/current
– Monitor solar panel voltage/current
– Issue shutdown sequence
• Optional features:
– Individual current draw
– Photo diode on solar panel
– Seat monitor
– Status reporting to central server
Questions?