SOLAR BOTANICS

HANNA SARA GEORGE S7 A ROLL NUMBER 22

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 2. WHAT IS SOLAR BOTANICS? 3. NANOLEAF TECHNOLOGY

4. FLOWCHART
5. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

6. APPLICATION
7. CONCLUSION

8. REFERENCE
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SOLAR RADIATION SPECTRUM

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Solar Botanic Ltd.(SB) Harness power of the sun and wind-Hybrid Energy System Biomimicry-A visual and natural 3D structure Trees and plants-EHT Offers clean way of generating electricity
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NANOLEAF TECHNOLOGY
Nanoleaf - collects THERMAL,LIGHT and WIND energy - leaves are distributed throughout the artificial trees - stem collects kinetic energy - supply a whole household with electricity
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NANOLEAF COMPOSITION
Nanoantenna
Nanowires(Nanothermovoltaic)

Nanopiezo(Piezovoltaic)

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NANOANTENNA
Is an electromagnetic collector Receives higher frequency and shorter wavelength In 1972 , Bailey proposed the idea of collecting solar energy by nanoantennas Nanoantenna consists of 3 main parts: 1. Ground plane 2. Optical resonance cavity 3. Antenna
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Economical alternative to PV High conversion efficiency Wide angular reception characteristic

No need for sun tracking system

Designed to absorb any frequency of light Not sensitive to weather conditions Incoming EM field from the sun induces a time changing current in the antenna College of Engineering, Chengannur

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THEORY OF OPERATION
Spiral nanoantennas are used

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Incident EM radiation produces electrical current in the antenna array structure

Absorption of incoming EM radiation at resonant frequency

At resonance mode , cyclic plasma movement of free electrons occur This generates alternating current at same frequency as that of resonance
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Nanowires o Convert thermal energy o Absorb radiation from IR spectrum

nanowires nanopiezovoltai cells

Nanopiezo nanowires nanopiezovoltaic cells o Twigs, branches are also infused with nano-piezo electric material o Detects stresses and produces thousands of picowatts of energy 11

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ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

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FLOWCHART
WIND

PIEZO CELLS THERMO CELLS NANTENNA

ELECTRCITY BATTERY INVERTER

HEAT LIGHT

DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL USE

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ADVANTAGES
It is the synergy of natural design and high tech materials Triple efficient and durable Easy to install and maintain Weather resistant : rain , dust, lightning, wind Eco-friendly

DISADVANTAGES
Difficult to interface nanocells Difficult to interface inverter to the trunk Production of nanoantennas

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APPLICATION
Desert

o To power desalination plants

o To power down-hole pumps o Shade & protection Parks and recreation grounds o To charge ground maintenance vehicles and hand tools

Office car parks

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CONCLUSION
Solar botanic tree Classification Broad leaf trees Shrubs and plants Solar botanic Vs Solar panel
Nanoleaf 2 130 kWh/in Produces from solar,heat and wind also Solar panel 2 90 kWh/in Produces from solar energy only 18

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REFERENCE
1. Infra-red nano-antennas for Solar energy collection by Ahmed M. A,IEEE 2011, Loughborough antenna & Propagation Conference ,UK M. Bozetti; G. de Candia, M. Galoo, O. Losito, L. Mesica,Analysis and design of a solar rectenna,IEEE ISIE 2010 http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/alexthink93297-unique-renewable-energy-biomimicryrenewables-solar-wind-thermal-green-ecofriendlysustainable-solartreefeed-science-technology-pptpowerpoint/ solarbotanic.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/05/aboutusopdf barsony pdf nipslab.org http://bizcovering.com/business/piezoelectric-treeartificial-trees-producing-green-energy/ www.worldcolleges.info

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