SolarPath

ECO-ENERGIZERS
Texas A&M University at Qatar
A.Al-Fakhroo BSc in Electrical Engineering
H.Fakhroo BSc in Electrical Engineering
J.Massalkhi BSc in Electrical Engineering
M.Jarrar BSc in Chemical Engineering
P.Pande BSc in Mechanical Engineering
R.Al-Khaldi BSc in Electrical Engineering

Context Problem
1 3 5
Need to reduce
Solar energy is the
most abundant,
Address issues Solar panels have low
dependence on with solar panels
fossil fuels
globally
efficiency with high
maintenance costs
2 4
Promotion of How to make
sustainable solar panels
development more prevalent?

Solution Approach
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Pyramid Self-Healing Nanocoating
Pyramid Lenses Design Requirements
Lenses Materials Technology

Self-Healing Materials = Long-Term Cost-Effectiviness

Power Conversion Efficiency

Low Maintenance

SolarPath Eco-Friendly Production

Durability

SolarPath Fast Fabrication All-Day Use High Power

Safe Production Earth-Abundant
fulfills the Close-Spaced Lenses focus light Conversion
Non-toxic Raw materials are
requirements Sublimation no matter the Efficiency of cell
materials easily available
and more: (CSS) incident angle + lenses ≈ 25%

Pyramid Lenses
- Glass + Polymers -
Increased Productivity
Layers with different refractive
indices capture more light
Thin-Film Solar Cell
- Antimony Selenide -
High Durability
Traditional Solar Cell Self-healing through weak
- Crystalline Silicon - Van der Waals forces
High Efficiency
21% for this layer only, more
with lenses and thin-film

Cross-sectional area of SolarPath