SOLAR BOAT COMPETITION 2015SOLAR BOAT COMPETITION 2015KASTEK 2015 State LevelKASTEK 2015 State LevelSek. Men. Keb. Bagan Jaya8th GroupLee Kai YangTang Yi QuanTan Yong Wei Abstract The aim of this project is to build a solar powered boat which will not cause signifcant harm to the environment !ome of the materials used were from the rec"cled items eg #lastic $ottle !traw %nused wires #h"sic concept involved $uo"ant force that determines the level of &oating of the boatKnowledge of Law of 'loatation applied( to prevent the boat from sin)ing *nstallation of !olar +ell , !olar #anel -( the electricit" converter which generate the electricit" to move the boat.rag calculation( to minimi/e the force of drag that slows the boat down Aerod"namic shape( to reduce the water resistance that slows the boat downThe 0a1imum !peed under a certain condition Objective Objective To promote the uses of 2enewable 3nerg", eg !olar 3nerg" - 2eplace the 4on 2enewable 3nerg" , eg fossil fuel ( natural gas - 2educe the uses of gasoline !tud" more about the solar energ" Appl" the uses of the solar energ" in our dail" life 2educe the pollution of environment 3co friendl" ( doest lead to harmful emission Scientific TheorScientific TheorMain Source of EnergySunSunlightSolar panels absorb the sunlight and convert the light energy to electrical energy to be supplied to the solar boat Solar Panel rrange!ent "he solar panels #ere installed and arranged as the picture sho#n belo#$ncrease the surface area e%posed to sunlight to obtain !ore sunlight Material &sed"he !aterials used to construct the ship have the specification as belo#' (ater proof ' )ight' )o# priced*o#ever+ ,o!press -oa! is the !ain !aterial used to build the ship because it fulfill the re.uire!ent . Boating ter!s'erodyna!ic "o reduce the #ater resistance of the boat on the #ater surface.'Shape )arger surface area on the #ater "he (ide/boarded shape is used to prevent the boat fro! sinking. PropellerMaterials0 characteristics' )ight ' (aterproof ' Safe to be used ' 1ecycled ite!"o fulfill the re.uire!ent as above+ Plastic Bottle is reco!!ended to be used as the !aterial of the propeller Steps to !ake the propeller2. 3ra# the shape of the fins on a piece of paper4. ,ut the shape out of the paper and paste it on the botto! part of the plactic bottle.5. ,ut the fins fro! the plastic bottle #ith the pasted shape by using a pair of scissors.6. -i% the fins on the round co!press foa! #ith hot glue.7. -ill the stra# #ith hot glue and stick it on the !otor8. "he propeller is for!ed ProcedureStep 29 &se three piecesof co!press foa! to build the body of the boat. Paste all the co!press foa! using the hot glue gun 'Step 49 ,onnect the solar panel and co!plete the circuit #hich are in parallel for!.'Step 59 "he propeller #as built.Procedure 'Step 6 9 "he boat #as finally built.Procedure *eight (idth (eight'"he height of the boat is 7.7 c!.'"he #idth is 8.7c!'"he length is 25.7 c!'"he #eight is 22: g. 3iscussion and conclusion'"he larger the base of the boat+the !ore stable the boat is.'"he higher the intensity of the sunlight+the higher the speed of the boat.,onclusion9Solar/generated boat has saved a lot of unrene#able resources. ,o!!ercial ;alue'"he Price is suggested as 1M4::'"he solar panels cost the highest as the solar cells use the rene#able energy < Sunlight ='"he skills and techni.ue are re.uired to build the boat specifically the cutting as #ell as the installation of the solar panels and the iron soldering