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Research and Innovation April 2010

Research and Innovation April 2010. Achieving a Net-Zero Lighting System for the Classroom or Lab Environment. Brought to you by the students from the Electromechanical Technician program Gil Amdurski, Brian Li and Mark Valdmanis With the assistance of the Mechanical Design team

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Research and Innovation April 2010

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  1. Research and Innovation April 2010 Achieving a Net-Zero Lighting System for the Classroom or Lab Environment Brought to you by the students from the Electromechanical Technician program Gil Amdurski, Brian Li and Mark Valdmanis With the assistance of the Mechanical Design team Geodi Noble, Andrew Stuart and Kevin Lam Under the supervision of Leo Salemi, Professor CCET And the mentoring provided by David Nixon, Kortright Centre

  2. Background • This project was a spin-off from the primary research project at the Kortright Centre and the solar tracker installed on the roof at Casa Loma • The objective was to determine whether it is possible to collect and store enough solar energy to power the lights in a lab or classroom without the use of hydro • The solar tracker installed on the roof would be used to produce the electricity, an intelligent switching battery bank was designed to store the energy

  3. Research Objective • Use solar panels from the roof to charge a battery bank • Convert the stored energy to power the lights in the lab • Test various light bulb technologies to determine most efficient bulb that can run off batteries

  4. Methodology The solar tracker was designed, built and installed on the roof of Casa Loma Campus as part of the main research project to collect the solar electricity required for the battery system Geodi Noble, Kevin Lam, Andrew Stuart,

  5. Methodology Brian Li • Set up all the manual controls and ran all the wiring from the roof to the lab • Built the switching circuits for battery unit Gil Amdurski • Worked on the automatic control system for the tracker Mark Valdmanis • Assisted with the software development and data acquisition system • Tested the various bulb technologies David Nixon, Kortright Centre • Provided insite on how to build an intelligent battery charging system (work in progress) Control system for the tracker

  6. Methodology Different light bulb technologies were tested to determine light level vs power consumption Comparisons were made against 4 x 25W incandescent bulbs (This is equivalent to one 4-Tube light fixture in our lab)

  7. Methodology Each bulb set was run off battery power to determine how long it would last 12 Volt to 120VAC Inverter

  8. Results

  9. Lessons Learned To run the four fluorescent fixtures in the lab 24 hr/day using solar power we would need: 3 - Solar Panels (total 500 Watts) 1 - DC to AC Power Inverter (and 377 V transformer) 1 - Battery Bank System (4 Batteries @ 100 AHr per battery) Cost to run 1 small room < $5000 (worse case)

  10. Lessons Learned Recommendations to optimize the efficiency and reduce costs • Switch to a LED light bulbs • Incorporate an intelligent charging system for battery bank (use David Nixon design) • Use Building Automation technology to control the lighting system only when room is occupied

  11. Future Research • Join the EMerge Alliance to learn more about the proposed DC infrastructure standard for lighting systems • Set up an energy monitoring and building automation system (See TED example)

  12. TED Live Dashboard TED can display real time data or store data for later retrieval It can monitor different loads at a time e.g. stove, fridge, HVAC Easy to install for around $200

  13. TED on Google Power Meter TED data can be viewed via an iGoogle web browser

  14. Thank You Many thanks to David Nixon – Kortright Centre Ed Evans – Sylvania Osram for supporting our team and Ontario’s future

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