Solar Reflector

By: Ben DeFilippis, Anthony Allen, Lindsey

Loeber, and Olivia Wreden

Summary of project
Over the past four weeks, we have been working away on
designing and building a reflector panel used to get more
light into the northern window of the solar studio which gets
no light into it.

How it works
Light coming in from the south
comes and hits a reflector
panel.

The reflector panel will then

focus the light into the
northern window of the solar
studio.

Angle of Reflector
The angle of the reflector is set at a 30
degree angle from San Marin Drive
The angle of the reflector makes it so the
max amount of sunlight can be reflected

Key features
The reflector will disperse the perfect amount of light
The reflector is easy to build
The reflector is very durable in all conditions
The reflector is cost efficient

Key features 1 and 2

The reflector has a small
surface which makes the
light more concentrated
in one area

The reflector has basic

framework making it
easy to build, but still is
a very high quality
product

Key Features 3 and 4

The materials used to
build the reflector are
strong and durable in
weather conditions

The design will be very

cost efficient in
retrospect to the
expensive $500
reflectors

Blueprint

Materials
Some of the materials we used included:
-4x4x10 ft post pressure treated wood
-36x36 in aluminum sheet
-0.5(in)x4(ft)x10(ft) redwood
-1 inch Phillips Screws
-Grip-Rite 2 Screws
-50 lb bag of Concrete

Budget
Full cost would be approximately $72.50.

This is a cheap build for the product

Link to Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ys8wep9D8JY5C4AI_X6MDoTeMXMxYvZRXmp8hBj80/edit#gid=0

Thanks for watching!