Simplified Solar Power Plant Visualization For iPhone Capstone Team#5 Fall 2009
Table of Contents
Topic Slide NumberTeam information ………………………………………………3
Instructor/Mentors Information ………………………………………………4
Company Information ………………………………………………5
Introduction to Solar Power Plant ………………………………………………6
Solar Power Plant Features ………………………………………………7
Requirement Specification ……………………………………………..10
Current Progress ……………………………………………..11
Demonstration ……………………………………………..16
Road Ahead ……………………………………………..17
Project Timeline ……………………………………………..19
References ……………………………………………..20
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Website: http://dcm.uhcl.edu/capf09g5
Yogesh BanchhodTeam Leader
Email: [email protected] Major: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Research
Syed Zaidi
Email: [email protected] Major: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Documentation
Darshan Chipade
Email: [email protected]: Computer Information SystemRole: Programmer/Research/Webmaster
Mohammed Gooni
Email: [email protected]: Computer Science Role: Programmer/Research/Testing
Team Information
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Dr. Kwok-Bun YueProfessor, Computer Science and Computer Information Systems Chair, Division of Computing and Mathematics University of Houston-Clear LakeEmail: [email protected]
Dr. Michel IzygonCo-Founder, Senior Vice Preident,CTO, Tietronix Software Inc.Email: [email protected]
Instructor/Mentors Information
Peter ArmstrongTietronix Software Inc.Email: [email protected]
Claus NilssonTietronix Software Inc.Email: [email protected]
Insiya IftiqharTietronix Software Inc.Email: [email protected]
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Company Information
Tietronix Software, Inc. was founded in 1999 by Victor W. Tang, Michel E. Izygon, Ph.D, and Stuart S. Engelhardt, each of whom has worked on the development of some of the world’s most advanced software-based technology solutions.
Tietronix is a full-service provider of custom software applications and advanced technology solutions for the worlds most selective customers including NASA and Fortune 1000 companies.
The core of Tietronix technical capabilities consists of an unrivaled methodology incorporating Unified Modeling Language and Object-Oriented Technologies, a formula that has led to the company’s 100 percent software development success rate.
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Introduction
Solar thermal power plant generates electricity from energy of the sun.
Field consists of a tower and heliostats.
A receiver located on top of the tower.
iPhone/iPod Touch Application.
Marketing Purpose.
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Heliostat
The heliostat is composed of several mirror modules rather than having single large mirror.
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Shading
Shading occurs at low sun angles when heliostat casts its shadow on a heliostat located behind it.
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Blocking
Blocking can be observed in a heliostat field by noting reflected light on the backs of heliostats.
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Requirement Specification
Hardware
iPhone/iPOD Touch
Apple Macintosh
Software
iPhone SDK
Unity Indie 3D Game Engine
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Implementation Task
Specifications from user.
Compute sun and heliostat position.
Formation of the field in a grid view.
Display a single cell.
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Milestones To Be Achieved
Blocking & Shading Calculation
Dynamic Field View
Deployment on iPhone/iPOD Touch
Testing, Validation and Verification
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References
“An Algorithm for the Shading and Blocking Computations of a Field of Heliostats Arranged in a Grid Layout”, Peter Armstrong,Tietronix Software, Inc;September 3 2009.
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