BHARATI VIDYAPEETH

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
PUNE
PRESENTATION
ON
SOLAR TREE

PRESENTED BY:1

ANKITA SRIVASTAV
ROLL NO. -10

PRN NO. - 1400000611

Under The Guidance Of :Prof. S.U. KULKARNI

SOLAR TREE

INDEX
Introduction.
History.
What is SOLAR TREE?.
Components of Solar Tree
Why we called it as solar tree
Block Diagram.
How Solar panel works
Specifications
Need of Solar Tree
Why it is better than traditional system
Solar Tree in India
Application.
Advantages.
Disadvantages.
Future of Solar Tree
Conclusion
References.

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INTRODUCTION
solar

energy is the best option.

Solar tree sounds like the perfect solution
for our future energy needs.
A solar tree is an artificial tree with
photo-voltaic cells arranged in
Fibonacciseries manner.
Uses multiple no. of solar panels which
forms the shape of a tree.
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HISTORY
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In 1800 solar energy plants developed .

In 1839 Alexandre Edmond discovered
the photo voltalic effect.
In 1941 Russell ohl invented solar cell .
Solar Tree Foundation which began in
2008 by Rein Triefeldt
In 2012 Ross Lovegrove designed the
solar tree.

WHAT IS SOLAR TREE ?

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WHAT IS SOLAR TREE

A solar tree is a decorative means of producing solar energy
and also electricity. It uses multiple no. of solar panels which
forms the shape of a tree. The panels are arranged in a tree
fashion in a tall tower/pole.
TREE stands for
T= TREE GENERATING
R=RENEWABLE
E=ENERGY and
E=ELECTRICITY
This is like a tree in structure and the panels are like leaves of
the tree which produces energy.
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COMPONENTS OF SOLAR TREE

The solar tree consists of mainly five parts to design.

Solar panels

Long tower

LEDs

Batteries

Stems for connecting the panels

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WHY WE CALLED IT AS SOLAR TREE

Tree can produce their own food material by the process

called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
Leaves are producing food materials for human beings.
Likewise in solar tree solar plates are producing energy
for the society.

BLOCK DIAGRAM

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HOW SOLAR PANELS WORK?

Photovoltaic cell converts sunlight
into electric energy and this effect is
known as photovoltaic effect.
Solar cells essentially create
electricity by converting photons of
light into electrons.
Solar cell producing direct current,
or DC, this DC current is converted to
alternating current, or AC by using
inverter.
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ADVANTAGES OF SOLAR
PANEL

Ecologically Friendly

Decreased Electrical Bill

Low Maintenance

Efficiency

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SPECIFICATIONS

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V-I CHARACTERSTIC

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V-I CHARACTERSTIC
The power delivered by a solar cell is the product of
current and voltage (I x V). If the multiplication is done,
point for point, for all voltages from short-circuit to opencircuit conditions,
The power curve above is obtained for a given radiation
level.
With the solar cell open-circuited, that is not connected to
any load, the current will be at its minimum (zero) and
the voltage across the cell is at its maximum, known as
the solar cellsopen circuit voltage, orVoc.
At the other extreme, when the solar cell is short
circuited, that is the positive and negative leads connected
together, the voltage across the cell is at its minimum
(zero) but the current flowing out of the cell reaches its
maximum, known as the solar cellsshort circuit current,
orIs

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NEED OF SOLAR TREE

Due to less land requirement

It require less land as compare to traditional PV system. So we
require such a plant which can generate max. energy
using minimum land.
Efficient energy generation
It can generate energy very efficiently as compare to
traditional system.
It can collect energy from wind
The stem are flexible so that they can rotate in any
direction and by shaking themselves they produce
energy also from wind as in the case of a natural tree.

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WHY IT IS BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL SYSTEM

For the traditional system we

require large size of land
Example To generate 2 MW
power from a pv module we
requires 10 -12 acres of land
for housing of panels only.
For the same amount of energy
we require only 0.10-0.12
acres of land in case of solar
tree.

Traditional solar
system

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Solar tree

SOLAR TREE IN INDIA

India being a developing country and highly populated requires

a power plant where maximum energy can be generated by
using minimum land.

We must try to produce energy from sun by using solar tree in

our country to increase our per capita land and fulfil the
growing energy demand.
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The Salient Features of the Solar Power

Tree are:
It takes only 4 square feet of land for a 5
KW Solar Power tree, whereas in a
conventional layout, it requires 400 square
feet of land.
By holding the photovoltaic panels at a
higher height, on an average it gets more
sunrays for one hour in a day. As a result,
it is possible to harness 10-15% more
power in comparison to a conventional
layout on ground.
It has a battery back-up of 2 hours on
full load, hence giving light even after
sunset.
It is facilitated with water sprinkler at
the top for self-cleaning of panels, that
increases the efficiency of the solar panels.
The estimated cost of the device is
around Rs. 5 Lakh for a 5 KW
specification.

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APPLICATION
Street light
House supply
Industrial power supply
Mobile charger

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ADVANTAGES

No air pollution

We wouldnt have to worry as much about future

energy sources

People in poor country would have access to

electricity

People can save money

Land requirement is very less

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DISADVANTAGES
As we know nothing is perfect in the
world, so is Solar tree.
Here are some of its disadvantages

Cost is high

May cause hazards to the birds and insects

Hazards to eyesight from solar reflectors

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FUTURE OF SOLAR TREE

Getting electrical power

instantly
We can charge our electrical vehicles
and also enrich the environment with
eco-friendly solar trees.

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CONCLUSION
To fulfils the increasing energy demand the people.
Saving of land, this project is very successful one.
This can provide electricity without any power cut
problem.

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REFERENCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solar tree
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solar energy
http://books.google.co.in/books?
id=wm6uAIiuCc8C&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/renewablesenergies
http://library.thinkquest.org/

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