Solar roadways use solar panels installed under glass road surfaces to generate electricity from sunlight while allowing vehicles to drive on top. The solar panels convert sunlight to electricity through the photovoltaic effect. In addition to power generation, solar roadways could provide internet connectivity, cell service, and LED lighting for nighttime driving visibility. While questions remain about the durability of glass roads, proponents argue solar roadways could help address energy and infrastructure challenges.
Solar roadways use solar panels installed under glass road surfaces to generate electricity from sunlight while allowing vehicles to drive on top. The solar panels convert sunlight to electricity through the photovoltaic effect. In addition to power generation, solar roadways could provide internet connectivity, cell service, and LED lighting for nighttime driving visibility. While questions remain about the durability of glass roads, proponents argue solar roadways could help address energy and infrastructure challenges.
Solar roadways use solar panels installed under glass road surfaces to generate electricity from sunlight while allowing vehicles to drive on top. The solar panels convert sunlight to electricity through the photovoltaic effect. In addition to power generation, solar roadways could provide internet connectivity, cell service, and LED lighting for nighttime driving visibility. While questions remain about the durability of glass roads, proponents argue solar roadways could help address energy and infrastructure challenges.
Solar roadways use solar panels installed under glass road surfaces to generate electricity from sunlight while allowing vehicles to drive on top. The solar panels convert sunlight to electricity through the photovoltaic effect. In addition to power generation, solar roadways could provide internet connectivity, cell service, and LED lighting for nighttime driving visibility. While questions remain about the durability of glass roads, proponents argue solar roadways could help address energy and infrastructure challenges.
• Solar energy is defined as the energy that is collected
from the sun. It also refers to the use of energy of sun for practical ends.
• Solar energy is one of the renewable forms of energy.
• As the law of conservation of energy states, “Energy can
neither be created nor be destroyed but can be converted to another form”.
• Similarly solar energy can also be converted to other forms
of energy. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR ENERGY
Solar energy is based on the following
two major principles namely
• Photovoltaics • Black body radiation What is meant by solar roadways….??
• Solar roadways is a tactical
approach to solve energy crisis.
• Solar roadways are roads that
consist of solar panels under them.
• This approach is to bring solution to
overgrowing price of asphalt and to put an end to power shortage. BASIC PARTS OF SOLAR ROADWAYS
• GLASS(FIRST LAYER ON WHICH
VEHICLES DRIVE ON) • SOLAR PANELS(SECOND LAYER WHICH ABSORBS SOLAR ENERGY) • SUPPORT STRUCTURE(THIRD STRUCTURE MAINLY GARBAGE OR CONCRETE) ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND….??? HOW CAN ONE DRIVE ON GLASS….????
• Basically this question arises .
• Now let me get one thing clear ,we are
not going to use glasses that are used in our windows.
• Glass has comparatively high strength.
It’s strength can be increased by compressing and heating or by swapping ions.
• We can provide traction by placing
macro patterns on the glass, it can be placed in such a way that it provides traction. SOLAR PANELS • This is the second and most important layer of solar roadways.
• Solar panels as we know
consists of PN junction diodes.
• The solar panels are
attached with LED’S which facilitates better driving.
• Solar panels are the parts
that convert solar energy to electrical energy. WORKING OF SOLAR PANELS
Solar panels work on the principle of photovoltaic systems(PV).
Here two PN junction diodes are kept one over another. Now this diode is irradiated by sunlight and all electron and hole deficiencies are compensated. Now this results in the formation of an electric field. How does solar roadways work………?????
• Sunlight penetrates through the
glass and falls on the solar panel.
• The solar roadways on the basis of
photovoltaic absorbs sunlight and converts it into electrical energy.
• This electrical energy can be sent
to a transformer for stepping up as required.
• Thus this is the working of solar
roadways. APPLICATIONS • FIBRE OPTIC INTERNET CONNECTION
• WIDER CELLPHONE RECEPTION
• REDUCTION IN USAGE OF RESOURCES
• NEW METHOD TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
• NIGHT TIME DRIVING VISIBLITY
ADVANTAGES • Prevents water stagnating in roads and sidewalks. They can be evaporated.
• Reduction in the usage of water heaters ,by supplying heated water. This is possible only if graphene pipes are used.
• Twice the power generation by using solar panels of 15% efficiency.
• Reduction in the cost of laying roads.
CONCLUSION • Power shortage is increasing day by day. • I suggest this method because it helps us to reduce usage of petrol. • Addition to that it also helps us to generate electricity. • By this the nation can benefit really • We thrive on what our ancestors left us. • We need move on, so that the future generation have a better life in their time. OU K Y A N S TH U N R J Y A D G B N A NTH H A A S P R
