ENERGY HARVESTING

TREE

PRESENTED BY : SHUVAJIT PRADHAN

B-TECH
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
MIET, Bandel
MAKAUT(WB)
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 CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 WHAT IS SOLAR ENERGY
 HISTORY
 SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING TREE
 WHY IS IT COMPARE TO TREE
 COMPONENTS OF SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING TREE
 SPIRALLING PHYLLATAXY
 ADVANTAGE
 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
 Now a days with the growing population and there is necessity
for large amounts of energy and the sources to produce these
energies are decreasing day by day

 Energy demand we should take a renewable option of energy

source and also we should keep in mind that energy should not
cause pollution and other natural hazards. In this case the solar
energy is best option for us.

 India is highly populated country, so we should take the

advantage of such an energy which requires a very less space to
produce energy efficiency. In this case solar energy harvesting
tree could be the best one for us.
 WHAT IS SOLAR ENERGY

• Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the sun harnessed using a
range of over-evolving technologies such as solar heating, solar
photovoltaic, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial
photosynthesis
 HISTORY

 In 1800 solar energy plants developed

 In 1839 Alexandre Edmond discovered the photovoltic effect

 In 1941 Russel Ohlv invented solar cell

 Solar Energy Harvesting Tree foundation watch began in

2008 by Rein Trefeldt

 In 2012 Ross Lovegrove designed the solar energy harvesting

tree
 SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING TREE

A solar energy harvesting tree is 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.
 WHY IS IT COMPARE TO TREE

• As we know trees are present in nature and they can produce their own
food material by the process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

• By this process they are identically providing food to the human society
because we are depending on the green plants for our food directly or
indirectly.

• Solar energy harvesting tree in which the stems connected acts as the
branches of the tree and the solar panels are like the leaves.
• Green leaves are producing food materials for human beings likewise this
leaves are producing energy for the society. So it is very appropriate to
called it as a tree.
 COMPONENTS

The solar energy harvesting tree consists of five parts to

design

 SOLAR PANEL

 LONG TOWER

 LEDs

 BATTERIES

 BATTERY CHARGING CIRCUIT

 DESIGN
• Designed an energy harvesting tree using an array of solar panels of solar
cells as leaves.

• The solar cells on the tree were able to store enough electricity

• We planned to design green stems constructed of steel pipes supporting a

light bulb in which solar cells are connected

• In place of branches we use solar panel which has to produce voltage

• Battery is hidden at the ground base which is closed with proper material.

• The branch of the energy harvesting tree was decorated with LED lights at
the trip
 HOW SOLAR PANELS WORKS

 Photovoltic cell converts sunlight into

electric energy and this effect is known
as photovoltic effect.

 Solar cells essentially create electricity

by converting photons of light into
electrons

 Solar cell producing direct current or DC,

this DC is converted to alternating
current or AC by using inverter.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
 SPIRALLING PHYLLATAXY
 It is technique used in designing of energy harvesting tree.

 It provides the way to help the lower panels from the shadow of upper
ones, so that it can track maximum power from sun.

 This technology is used to improve the efficiency of the plant.

 WHY IT IS BETTER THAN A TRADITIONAL SYSTEM?
For the traditional system we require large size of land to
generate a small amount of power. It requires about 1%
land as compare to the traditional system.
Example – To generate 2 MW power from a pv module
we requires 10 -12 acres of land for housing of panels
only.
But for the same amount of energy we require only 0.10-
0.12 acres of land in case of solar tree.
 ADVANTAGE

 No air pollution

 We wouldn’t 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

 DISADVANTAGE

 Cost is high

 May cause hazards to the birds and insects

 Hazards to eyesight from solar reflectors

 APPLICATION

 Street light

 House supply

 Industrial power supply

 APPLICATION

 Charging slots for car

 Mobile charging
 APPLICATION

 Charging slots for car

 Mobile charging
 SOLAR HARVESTING IN INDIA

 India being a developing country and highly populated requires a power plant
where maximum energy can be generated by using minimum land.

 Solar tree will be the best option to avoid this problem. 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.
 CONCLUSION

 To fulfil the increasing energy demand the people and saving of land
this project is very successful one.

 This can provide electricity without any power cut problem.

 The extra energy can be provided to the grid.

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