Kenya - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

Tracking system are designed to orient the solar panel towards the sun. This project is very practical and the unique feature of this system is instead of taking the earth as its reference it takes the sun as guiding source.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Solar energy is used to meet the demand for renewable energy sources. In the modern world, the demand for electricity has grown into an alarming rate to meet the need of society. As the demand for solar panel grow so will the need for way to optimize they energy collection. Tracking system are designed to orient the solar panel towards the sun, by adding a tracking system the solar panel output could be increased up to 50% during the sunny months. This project is very practical and fear sensitive as they are many types of solar trackers designed in industry today. The unique feature of this system instead of taking the earth as its reference it takes the sun as guiding source. It’s active LDR constant monitor the sunlight and rotates the panel towards the direction where intensity of sunlight is maximum.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Kenya has abundant solar energy resources; its daily average solar insolation is estimated to be 4-6 K Watts hours per square meter. Sub-Sahara- Africa is considered one of the best for solar electric energy production, depending on the conversion efficiency of solar module, more energy converted to electrical power. However, there are regional and seasonal differences in the solar resources of the country seasonally; this decrease in sun intensity can be reduced if solar tracking system is introduced. This project will help to gather enough solar energy that during the months of reduced solar energy the stored energy will help.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

The aim of this project is ensuring that sunlight ray are falling perpendicular on the solar panel to give the maximum solar energy concentration which is harnessed into electrical power with the maximum energy being between the period of 1200Hrs to 1400Hrs with the peak around midday. When the sun is directly above the solar panel, the driver and the stepper motor are in free position thus minimum energy used to move the solar panel, further increasing the efficiency of the tracker.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

The commercial users of solar panel (organization, institutions and community) This amount of power saving can have a significant effect in large systems like heliostat power plants where a lot of trackers are required, and power saved by all the systems will show a big amount of power. Other than this the designed tracking system can also be implemented for the solar thermal systems. Finally the proposed design is achieved with low power consumption, high accuracy, and low cost.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

15/04/2022

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Non

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

0

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

0

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

A lecturer from technical university of Mombasa, who approved and certified my project.

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

linkedin.com/in/joe-karimi-b4b066241

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Énergie (équipements, services, énergie durable et fossiles)

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The aim of this project is ensuring that sunlight ray are falling perpendicular on the solar panel to give the maximum solar energy concentration which is harnessed into electrical power with the maximum energy being between the period of 1200Hrs to 1400Hrs with the peak around midday. When the sun is directly above the solar panel, the driver and the stepper motor are in free position thus minimum energy used to move the solar panel, further increasing the efficiency of the tracker.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

This startup will help to gather enough solar energy that during the months of reduced solar energy the stored energy will help in institution to ensure smooth learning. The startup will help learners to put into consideration in future expansion of this project.

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

2

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

2

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The objective of this project is purposely kept to what I believe is attainable within the allocated time. Many improvements can be made to the initial design. The design represents a functioning scale model which can be replicated to a more large scale. The following ideas may be kept into consideration in future expansion of this project 1. A digital display can be configured along 2. The device can be given more intelligence, whereby it can be able to predict the line of movement of the sun. 3. Increasing the accuracy and sensitivity by using different light dependent resistors.

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

4

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Kenya has abundant solar energy resources; its daily average solar insolation is estimated to be 4-6 K Watts hours per square meter. Sub-Sahara- Africa is considered one of the best for solar electric energy production, depending on the conversion efficiency of solar module, more energy converted to electrical power. However, there are regional and seasonal differences in the solar resources of the country seasonally; this decrease in sun intensity can be reduced if solar tracking system is introduced. This project will help to gather enough solar energy that during the months of reduced solar energy the stored energy will help.

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

2

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

2

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

5

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Electrical solar energy from the sun is one of the renewable energy sources .This energy can be harnessed using solar panels or solar cells to convert solar radiation to electrical current. the electrical current with enable sustainable power to the streetlight, cities and a smooth running of community affairs

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

4

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Sub-Sahara- Africa is considered one of the best for solar electric energy production, depending on the conversion efficiency of solar module, more energy converted to electrical power. However, there are regional and seasonal differences in the solar resources of the country seasonally; this decrease in sun intensity can be reduced if solar tracking system is introduced. This project will help to gather enough solar energy that during the months of reduced solar energy the stored energy will help.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

2

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

3

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

2

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

2

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

1 = Pas du tout d'accord

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

6

06.08 Justification

In this technique, both the angle of azimuth and the angle of tilt of the solar tracker are used to track the sun movements throughout the year. As a result ,a set of two actuators ,usually motors is used to move the solar panel accordingly by receiving voltage signals from a set of four LED’S(which are placed on opposite side of the solar panel). When the voltage drop on all of the four LED’S is equal the solar panel is experiencing the maximum solar radiation and therefore the motion stops .This ensures the solar is at wright angle. This describes the design and implementation of an energy efficient solar tracking system from a normal mechanical single axis to a dual axis. For optimizing the solar tracking mechanism electromechanical systems were evolved through implementation. To present the tracker, a dual-axis solar tracking system is designed, built, and tested based on both the solar map and light sensor based continuous tracking mechanism.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

This project is very practical and fear sensitive as they are many types of solar trackers designed in industry today. The unique feature of this system instead of taking the earth as its reference it takes the sun as guiding source. It’s active LDR constant monitor the sunlight and rotates the panel towards the direction where intensity of sunlight is maximum.

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?