We were given the responsibility to mount the provided solar panels, provided by the previous group. A dignitary will be arriving on Friday, and we wanted to full scale model to look presentable. The solar panels will be mounted, but only for aesthetics they will not function. We decided that since it was short notice, we will use an adhesive instead of using bolts.
Further research will need to be done on which solar panel will be the best fit. As of right now I believe that the cylindrical solar panel will be the best and I will make a case for them. I am open to other ideas or suggestions from the group, it is a team effort after all. I looked further into the benefits of using a cylindrical solar panel as opposed to a flat panel. The first benefit that would that it would eliminate a tracking system. Also, since the cylinders can be arranged in either a horizontal or vertical fashion with even spaces in between. This would be beneficial to areas where snow occurs, the snow will fall in between the cylinders. Also, the arrangement will help keep debris off the solar panels. A third benefit is that it will be able to collect sunlight from all 360 degrees. In most cases a white background is placed behind the cylinders, that way the sunlight can reflect from the behind on to the panel.
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