December 3rd, 2019

Today I worked on further improving my blog as well as on 3D printing something that I can pick up from class tomorrow. I'm also figuring out how else I can improve my senior project and the models it needs to further express the project itself. The project is due sometime in January or February and my teammates and I are looking forward to presenting it at symposium.

November 26th, 2019

Today, I worked on 3D printing some things. It took about an hour to print it. I learned that scaling it down and trying to remove the support material is very difficult unless you have pliers. Working on 3D printing again next week.

November 22nd, 2019

Today I worked on further researching what we can use to improve our solar power. We'd probably use Nano Material because it seems to make the most sense. We'll further work on this process but I need to speak to my team mates.

November 20th, 2019

According to this little article I found online, solar panel study and production dates all the way back to the 1880s. To me, this was very shocking considering how modern the entire concept of converting solar energy into electricity is. Looking back at this I've realized how far ahead we've come in terms of technology and how much better we've made solar panels. Based on this info, I have inferred that perhaps whatever we try to improve with this new solar concept, although very small, it will be something that in about 100 years people in the future will study. Today was more of a looking back at how far we've come in terms on study and production type of day...

November 18th, 2019

Over the weekend my family and I went to the Philip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and I was able to see how solar panels actually work. For our project, we somehow have to incorporate little gears into the solar panel design so that it can properly produce electricity. So far the several designs we've been having haven't incorporated this but we are working on that for the next design.

November 14th, 2019

Today I worked on what is the weekly report for the project, I explain not only what I've done but also what I've used for it, who helped, etc. This is what helps us keep track of what it is that we do per week and how much we've advanced in the project since we started with our idea in August. As far as our research teacher has told us, we need to have finished the models and our research which is exactly what we've done for the past few weeks. As of now I've looked into the second possible design that I could have for our project and my team members are further working on the research required.

November 12th, 2019

Based on the data I was able to gather, placing two of the cheapest solar panels on the magnet building roof would provide this type of efficiency, the only problem is that this is just some information gathering based on the school so there is no real price or efficiency for a normal house. My team's goal is to improve the efficiency while also maintaining the cheap price for the panel so people can get the best savings for their money.

November 7th, 2019

Today I didn't go to school due to certain things that had to be taken care of outside of school. I should be back on Tuesday since it's a regular school day.

November 5th, 2019

Today I went more in-depth regarding the actual design we want for our solar panels. As we know, technology is increasing more and more every day, which means that every year scientists are working on new solar panel designs that appeal to the general public in price, quality, and efficiency. By looking at each of these three designs, the second one appeals to me the most because of its elegant and subtle design and appearance. Perhaps it could be the cheapest of the three, I'd have to research more about that. Now all that is left for me is to discuss with my teammates about which design we ALL agree with so we can carry on with creating it on SolidWorks.

November 1st, 2019

Today I mostly decided to focus on researching more regarding solar panels and how efficient they actually are in terms of how much energy they produce. Last class, I began 3D printing the model of the original solar panel, soon I will begin working on what kind of designs I can incorporate into it to actually make it twice as effective. As far as the rest of the project goes, my team and I are continuing to gather more data on the matter as well as coming up with a name for our project altogether.

October 28th, 2019

Today I came up with an idea regarding my project. This idea is to use a 3D model of a normal solar panel so we can display the changes we made to it to make it more efficient. The printing of this model will be started and finished during class today.

October 24th, 2019

Today I worked on setting up my blog and deciding what was more fitting regarding the theme of my project. Because my project is about solar energy, I set the background as a plane and clouds where the sun is visible. I aim to be able to explain my project to the best of my ability as it is a bit complex, but I'll show the journey for it from the current date until the date it is in due around the month of March.