An Adaptively Self-Cooled High Efficiency Solar Panel
World Maker Faire 2016
October 1st-2nd
A novel method is demonstrated that increases the power of a solar panel by feeding a portion of its own energy to an integrated, microcontroller driven, thermoelectric unit which keeps the panel temperature steady under varying ambient conditions.
Tiasha Joardar
Tiasha is an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Business and Computer Science. She holds a 1st place Intel ISEF award, as well as the IEEE Presidents' and National Merit Scholarships.
http://www.tiashaj.com
Kuntal Joardar
Kuntal has a degree in Electrical Engineering and resides in the Dallas, Texas area. His professional interests are in the area of modeling of semiconductor devices. His hobbies include designing and building electronic circuits and photography.
http://www.tiashaj.com
