Solar Panel Construction using EVA film instead of SylGard 2 part silicone.
Members: Coral Keller, Katharine Lu, Eve Burkhart and Elise Goldfine
The team is building solar panels using 3" x 6" solar cells, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate film and a commercial backing material. The team has developed a vacuum system for smoothing the EVA sealant while melting and curing the foam using a specially built solar box cooker. The system is inexpensive and robust.
Spring 2010
Recommendations for Next Semester's Team
Glass Breaking and Cracking Issue
Fall 2009
Fall 2008
Recommendations for Next Year's Team
Weekly Reports
Box Cooker Construction Manual (updated 2008)
Agreement between Cornell and la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería de Nicaragua
Solar Oven Poster I (technical information)
Solar Oven Poster II (background information)
Fall 2008 Proposal
Solar Oven Dinner Flyer (fall 08)
Spring 2008
Spring 2007
ProposalSP07.ppt
Comparison Testing of Cornell Built Ovens
Fall 2006
Fall 2006 Proposal
Data - 11/29/06
Data - 11/30/06
Fall 2006 Final Paper