Things You'll Need

Pegboard
Pencil
Solar cells
Silicone caulk
Solder
Soldering iron
Solar cell tabbing material
Voltmeter
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Instructions

o 1.) Lay out a pegboard and use a pencil to outline where you want to put the solar cells
on it.
o 2.) Set the solar cells on the pegboard outlines in a series. Position each solar cell's
negative tabs so they touch the next cell's positive pads to complete the full circuit. If
you have more than one row, lay out the cells going from left to right in one row and
right to left in the next, alternating for each row.
o 3.) Glue the cells in place. Place a dab of silicone caulk in the middle of the back of
each cell and set it in the outline you made for it on the pegboard.
o 4.) Solder the tabs from each cell to the pads on the next cell on the pegboard. Solder
tabbing material to the pads at the end of the series as well, so there are connection
points at both ends of the solar panel.
o 5.) Run the alligator clips on a voltmeter to the tabs at either end of the cell series on
the solar panel. Place the panel in the sun and measure the voltage produced on the
voltmeter.
Tips & Warnings
To use your solar panel in a permanent capacity, encase it in a wood
box that is fully sealed or painted, and caulk an acrylic plastic sheet to the top side to
protect it while allowing the sun to hit the cells.
Investigatory Project "SOLARIOS" for physics
Chapter I:

Introduction
At this point of time, in this age of technology and futurity, we tend to keep on
using products, materials and inventions which come from non-renewable sources-----
sources such as oil, petroleum, fuel, natural gas, etc. For example, in cooking, we need
heat to cook the food, and to have that heat, we need a tank of Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG). But the problem is, LPG comes from a non-renewable source, therefore,
therell be a point of time that these non-renewable sources will someday become
scarce to a point that it will totally be depleted and will no more be available for future
needs. That is the reason why our group came up to an idea of making a cooking
equipment which will not need natural gas or LPG for heat and for cooking. That is
the Solarios, a solar cooker. All we need is the energy from the sun and some other
tools for this great product to be of great use, work, and help.

Statement of the Problem

1. Can Solarios be an alternative cooking equipment of food other than stoves
which need LPG in order to cook?
2. Can Solarios cook enough amount of food in a given enough amount of time?
3. How can Solarios utilize solar heat and where can it be obtained for cooking
food?

Hypotheses

1. If we incorporate different kinds of materials that have certain uses specifically in
the way of cooking then we can combine them and be able to produce such a
product that can match up with other common cooking equipment such as the stove,
then the solar cooker can be an alternative equipment for cooking food.
2. If we position properly the solar cooker which is direct to the sunlight and
efficiently heated by the heat, then we will be able to cook any food properly.
3. If we use natural factors such as the sunlight in being able to cook food then we
will be able to use it as an alternative heat.

Scope and Limitation
Our groups investigative project focuses on how to build a solar cooker. This
project will tackle only on the right materials, procedures, and systematic ways showing
and letting everyone know that using solar energy against gas, charcoal, and electricity
is a better choice. This is a very timely solution for problems linked to practices of
cooking with firewood and gas such as increase in deforestation, amount of time, cost,
fire hazards, and respiratory health issues due to the inhalation of smoke in closed
proximities. Our study is also only limited to advantages and possibilities of using this
innovative project in our country which is known to be tropical by nature. This will
further teach students the process and involvement of science and technology on
natural resources such as, that solar energy may be used for commercial purposes. We
tend to convey that by using free solar energy, cooking will be safe, healthy, bring less
harm to our environment and will be a better alternative solution for environmental
problems of developing countries like our very own Philippines. But basically, because
in every day there is night, its use for night times and rainy days isnt applicable since
the main source of heat we use in our product is the heat coming from the sun which
only appears on day times and sunny seasons. And also our product is only the
prototype therefore it can only cook basic foods such as hotdogs, eggs, etc. But it can
also be used for boiling water.

Significance of the Study
Our study/product has a very important contribution to our society and to its
people. It lets us create equipment which can be used especially in times when the gas
used for cooking is insufficient. This study helps us create alternative cooking
equipment using a renewable source which is very useful to many people. It gives
solution to those who gets problematic when they cook at the middle of the day and
had their LPG left out with nothing and would try all their efforts to use and to light
and fan the charcoals just to cook food, but with Solarios, its just a matter of putting
the food inside the cooker and letting it be heated by the sun and have the lid at a
specific angle. Also, when in cooking, people would not anymore worry about their
expenses in buying these LPG tanks which in the Philppines, cost a lot right now
because what they only need is the sun and the raw food they are about to cook.

Laws in Physics

OPTICS
Principle: It is a branch of Physics that deals with the study of light, its properties, its
interaction with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.
Usually, this branch of Physics describes the behaviour of different kinds of light such
as visible, ultraviolet, infrared light and etc.
Application: In this particular project of ours, the branch of Physics is applied on the
part of the light coming from the sun with the method of refracting and reflecting it to
utilize its use for the progress of the purpose of the project, or simply, using the light to
cook food.
THERMODYNAMICS
Principle: A branch of Physics that deals with the study of transfer of heat and of work
done on or by different bodies of radiation and its effects on material bodies and on
radiation in regions of space.
Application: Thermodynamics is applied in/through the process of the transformation
of radiant/solar energy, coming basically from the sun, to heat energy so that the food
can be cooked by this process. This is one of the most important processes because by
this, we will be able to prove the feasibility and productivity rate of our project.
ENERGY CONVERSION
Principle: A process in energies present in matter wherein the energy present is
transformed from one form into another.
Application: In this project, from the sunlight where there is light energy, it is
converted into heat energy when it gets reflected into/inside the solar cooker and then
turned into mechanical energy as it cooks the food inside the cooker.
Chapter II:

Methodology
1). Two cardboard boxes, with the inner box being at least 10 inch x 10 inch (38 cm x
38 cm), but bigger is better. The outer box should be larger all around, but it doesn't
matter how much bigger, as long as there is a half inch (1.5cm) or more of an airspace
between the two boxes. The distance between the two boxes does not have to be equal
all the way around. Also, remember that it's easy to adjust the size of a cardboard box
by cutting and gluing it.

2.) One cardboard sheet for the lid
3.) One roll of aluminum foil.
4.) One can of "non-toxic when dry" flat-black spray paint.
5.) At least 1 cup of white glue
6.) Glass cover
7.) Sharp Knife

8.) Wood Cas

9.) Mirror/(s)

10.) Magnifying Glass
Procedures

1.) Fold the top flaps closed on the outer box and set the inner box inside the outer
box and place it at the center of the outer box.
2.) Decide how deep you want your oven to be. Ideally, it should be about 1 inch (2.5
cm) deeper than your largest pot and about 1" shorter than the outer box so that there
will be a space between the bottoms of the two boxes once the cooker is assembled.
3.) Using a knife, slit the flaps of the inner box down to the height of the outer box
whenever the inner box is higher than the outer box.
4.) Glue aluminum foil on the inside of the inner box. Place a stand in the inner box
as to lift the cooking pan just below the glass cover. The more the food is exposed to
the sunlight the faster the cooking process.
5.) Take the large sheet of cardboard and lay it on top of the outer box. Glue it to one
edge of the outer box making sure that as you close it, the cover is covering the whole
outer box.
6.) To make a prop bend a 12 (30cm) piece of hanger wire as indicated. This can
then be inserted into the corrugations as shown.

7.) Next, turn the lid upside-down and glue the aluminum foil and the mirror on it to
serve as light reflector to the solar cooker. This is one of the most important
procedure because this is where the gathering of light happens.

8.) Use a wood case as a protection for the whole box and put the magnifying glass on
top of the glass cover whenever cooking food.
Note: Recommendation, Data Analysis, Data and Results, and Review of
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