Solar-Panel Pitch Solar powered

Pool heater

By: Can Pasinler and Henry Yellin

Problem vs. solution

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Table of contents

Our Product and math involved

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Why us?

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More info

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Problem vs solution

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Problem

Pools can be costly to heat and keep warm especially with the rise in gas prices. According to neavegroup.com, it costs on average, 3000$ to heat your pool for the entire swimming season.

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Solution

With new developments in solar technology, cost, and size, we can make a solar heater designed for a pool. This can be used anywhere in the world and will cost 3000$ to 3500$.

Remember that even though that this number appears high and expensive, this product can be used again and again and will be paid off within a year and a half. You will also feel good knowing you are contributing to an eco-friendly future.

Our Product

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Solar Floater

This is a draft-model that we made on what we were thinking on how it would look like. We included 7 solar panels (1m x 2m) in length or 3.2 feet by 6.4 feet. This device uses 14 sq m or 150 sq feet. This covers 25% of the entire pool and leaving it in the water for a few hours can heat the pool up and can be used when the pool is in use or while its not in use.

The math behind it

To calculate the amount of solar energy necessary to heat a pool, We needed many things.

• We learned that it took 5kW to heat an average pool or around 7 kW of solar energy (b/ baseplate rating; check next slide)
• 1 Renology 320W Monocrystalline Solar Panel produces 320 w/hr of energy
• We wanted it to take 3 hrs to completely heat up the pool so we multiplied that number by 3. So 3 x 320 = 960 w/3hrs
• We need 7000w so we divide 7000/960 to get around 7 Renology 320W Monocrystalline Solar Panels. Keep in mind that even though the 7 solar panels don't produce 7000w the 7000w or 7kw is just a figure that we think is needed, the necessary is already 5kw so our panels 960 x 7 = 6720 so already passes necessary watts.

If we used exactly 5kW of solar baseplate rating, we would be short energy because the baseplate tells you how much solar output will occur if all conditions are absolutely perfect. Almost nowhere in the world are conditions absolutely perfect so it won’t produce 5kw of solar. Therefore we can assume we need about 7kW of energy just to be on the safe side and also produce some excess.

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Baseplate Rating

Costs

7x Renogy 320W Monocrystalline Solar Panel 2300$

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1x Heating coil. 0.25 meters tall. 200$

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Other misc. Pool noodle, wires. Etc

100$

Total: 2600$

We can sell our product for 3200$ for a 600$ profit per product sold. We can reinvest this profit to not depend on other companies panels and can manufacture our own to save on costs.

Cost:

2600$

Sold Price:

3200$

Profit:

600$

Why Us?

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Them

Us

Other companies use floating tarps that cost hundreds of dollars that slightly change the water temperature and are bad for the environment.

Our solar panel is extremely effective and can heat an entire pool in less than 3 hours. It is eco-friendly and weighs only 20lbs meaning that you can easily remove it from the pool whenever needed.

Competition

More Info.

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Optimal Location

Although the Solar Floater can work anywhere, the most optimal location and the place we will sell the product in is California due to many reasons,

• Highest population of pools per state
• Great sunlight
• Tons of renewable energy there
• Expensive electricity

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Liquid Cooling

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Liquid cooling is the idea that we are going to cool our solar heater using the pre cold pool this will increase efficiency as panels are proved to work better in cool conditions.

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How will the panels become more efficient in the water?

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How does it work in technical terms?

Overworked panels due to long exposure to sun and high temperatures

Panel in good condition and highly efficient

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Thanks for

Listening!