TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGE DECLARATION
ii DEDICATION
iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
iv ABSTRAK
v ABSTRACT
vi CONTENT
vii LIST OF TABLE
x LIST OF FIGURE
xi LIST OF APPENDICES
xv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1
1.1 Problem Statement 2
1.2 PSM Flow Chart 3
1.3 Scope and Objective 4
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
5
2.1 Photovoltaic module 5
2.1.1 Theory and construction 6
2.1.2 Rigid thin-film modules 7
2.1.3 Flexible thin-film modules 8
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGE
2.2 Solar cell 8
2.2.1 How do solar panels work? 9
2.2.2 How Silicon Makes a Solar Cell 11
2.2.3 Anatomy of a Solar Cell 13
2.3 Pros and cons of solar energy 15
2.3.1 Solar panel efficiency 17
2.4 Solar panel advantages
19 2.4.1 No or low maintenance benefits
20 2.4.2 Advantages of being environment
20
friendly and independent
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
21
3.1 Introduction 21
3.2 Collecting information 22
3.3 Design 22
3.3.1 Design Concept 22
3.4 Acquiring the Temperature Data 23
3.5 Installing and Operating Data Logger 24
USB TC08 3.5.1 Installing the driver
24
3.5.2 Connecting the USB TC-08 24
3.5.3 How a thermocouple works 28
3.6 Temperature distribution in car 28
3.6.1 Temperature distribution with sun 30
reflector 3.6.2 Temperature distribution without
34
sun reflector 3.7 Ventilation flow
37
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGE CHAPTER 4
RESULTS 39
4.1 Introduction 39
4.2 Device 40
4.3 Temperature distribution for car without sun 41
reflector and with device 4.4 Temperature distribution for car without sun
43 reflector and without device
4.5 Temperature distribution for car with sun 45
reflector and with device 4.6 Temperature distribution for car with sun
47 reflector and without device
CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
49
5.1 Introduction 49
5.2 Analysis for condition without sun shade. 50
5.2.1 Analysis by point Without shade 50
5.2.2 Analysis by time Without shade 51
5.2.3 Analysis of comparison of average of 52 temperature Without shade
5.2.4 Analysis of average temperature 53
difference Without shade 5.2.5 Analysis of comparison of average
54 percentage based on initial value
Without shade 5.2.6 Analysis difference of average percentage 55
based on initial value. Without shade 5.3 Analysis for condition with sun shade.
56 5.3.1 Analysis by point With shade
56
5.3.2 Analysis by time With shade 57
5.3.3 Analysis of comparison of 58
average of temperature With shade 5.3.4 Analysis of average temperature
59
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGE
difference With shade 5.3.5 Analysis of comparison of average
60 percentage based on initial value
With shade 5.3.6 Analysis difference of average
61 percentage based on initial value.
With shade
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION