We were able to temporarily mount the mia sole solar panels, in time for the dignitary to see them. We instead used a bracket to hold the panels in place, as opposed to using duct tape. It was just suppose to give an idea on what the full scale model can potentially look like.
The intermediate solar team met with the other teams associated with the intermediate scale. It was to simply get everyone on the same page, as well as what each team needed. Each team is dependent on the other, some teams can not move forward until another team has completed their goal. It is evident in this situation that communication and timing is key to the success of the project.
The goal for the intermediate solar team is to fully power the intermediate scale, model using the solar panels. As for panels we have decided to use the mia sole flexible solar panel, provided to us. We are still going to continue our research on the cylindrical solar module. We might also fabricate a frame for the cylindrical modules as well as the flexible solar panels, just to cover all of the bases. Gus had a good idea on how to mount the flexible solar panel, we would make two frames an the place on in the front and one in behind to sandwich the panel. The frame would be designed in a curved orientation, to fulfill our objective of eliminating a tracking system. We will come up with some frame designs for both the cylindrical module and flexible panel.
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