Solar Genius

Parabolic solar systems, also known as concentrating solar power (CSP) systems, use parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight onto a receiver. The concentrated sunlight heats a fluid, typically a working fluid such as oil or molten salt, which produces steam to drive a turbine and generate electricity. Here's a step-by-step explanation of how electricity is produced by parabolic solar systems:

Parabolic Mirrors: The parabolic solar system consists of a large field of parabolic mirrors arranged in rows. These mirrors have a curved shape that focuses sunlight onto a focal line.

Sunlight Concentration: As the sun moves across the sky, the parabolic mirrors track its movement and reflect sunlight onto a receiver located at the focal line. The mirrors are designed to concentrate the sunlight by a factor of several hundred or more, increasing its intensity.

Heat Collection: The concentrated sunlight is absorbed by the receiver, which is positioned at the focal line of the parabolic mirrors. The receiver contains a pipe or a series of tubes filled with a heat transfer fluid, such as oil or molten salt.

Fluid Heating: The intense heat from the concentrated sunlight is transferred to the working fluid flowing through the receiver. This heating process can reach temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius, depending on the design and technology used.

Heat Storage: In some parabolic solar systems, the heated fluid is sent directly to a heat exchanger, where it transfers its heat to water to produce steam. However, in others, the heated fluid is directed to thermal storage systems, which store the heat energy for later use. Thermal storage allows electricity generation even when sunlight is unavailable, such as during nighttime or cloudy periods.

Steam Generation: If steam is required immediately, the heated fluid transfers its heat to water in a heat exchanger, generating high-pressure steam. The steam can then be used to drive a turbine.

Turbine and Generator: The high-pressure steam drives a turbine, which is connected to a generator. As the turbine spins, it generates electricity by converting mechanical energy into electrical energy through the generator.

Electricity Distribution: The generated electricity from the turbine and generator is then transmitted through power lines for distribution to homes, businesses, and the electrical grid.

Parabolic solar systems are particularly suited for large-scale electricity generation due to their ability to concentrate sunlight, produce high temperatures, and incorporate thermal storage for continuous power generation.

In my case, I am taking help with peltier modules so I can run a small water pump. the pump sucks the water then the water goes to the aluminum block to cool one side of the peltiers. Peltiers will be kept on Solar Genius. Here are some pictures of the project for next. Soon my cooker price going down and it will be more efficient. because I am going to chroming the whole Satellite dish. where the chroming price is 3.5 USD

My Plans are to make Solar cookers automatic, which means it automatically track the sun with electricity with gravity power. 1 Kg weight hanged behind the cooker as weight goes down as the cooker mover gears system.

Solar Genius 2.0 is a lightweight about 7 kg. It is more efficient than compared to mirror-based solar cooker. The reason behind its adhesive chrome sheet. it is widely used in cars to make them like steel metal body or mirror effect. it is starch able.

Let's check the stand components. Our Solar Genius will be kept on it. 

The base Is the important part of the solar cooker. it not only sports the cooker but also takes the weight of the cooking pot and food. 

The reason for choosing the mirror in version Solar Genius 1.0 is they are easily available. My wish is to give an easy solution as possible.  Here is a small video of the mirror shop. Where the mirror was cut by a diamond cutter. and given a unique number with a permanent marker.

The next day I  fixed the every piece of mirror accurately with silicon glue. This was a very time-consuming process. Every piece was fixed as it was cut with a diamond cutter. Below I am mentioning the video of how I fixed the mirrors.

For making my solar cooker again I first went to the mirror shop. He has a lot of mirrors in thickness. A thickness increase in price also increases. We need the smaller thickness of the mirror as possible. The lower thickness of the mirror will be the lower weight of your solar cooker. So I purchased a 2 mm thickness of mirror that was priced of 4500 PKR at  15.7 USD. First, he cut it in a circle shape. Then again divide it into 4 pieces. Now my round shape was in 4 pieces. Next, Cut it again into small pieces. Every mirror was 1 x 1 inch. All work was done with a diamond cutter.  Every 1 x 1-inch piece is given a unique number with a permanent marker.

In first prototype of my parabolic solar cooker I  used normal used in food aluminium foil. With aluminium foil there was no results that I want. Because aluminium foil  was no reflective like a mirror. More reflective like mirrors  will give you the more results. I did not dis heart from my first prototype therefore I tried again with mirrors