Solar Panel Construction using EVA film instead of SylGard 2 part silicone.

Members: Coral Keller, Katharine Lu, Eve Burkhart and Elise Goldfine

The team is building solar panels using 3" x 6" solar cells, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate film and a commercial backing material.  The team has developed a vacuum system for smoothing the EVA sealant while melting and curing the foam using a specially built solar box cooker.  The system is inexpensive and robust.

Documents From Prior Teams

Fall 2008 Final Report
Box Cooker Construction Manual (updated 2008)
Agreement between Cornell and la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería de Nicaragua
Solar Oven Poster I (technical information)
Solar Oven Poster II (background information)
Fall 2008 Proposal
Solar Oven Dinner Flyer (fall 08)
Fall 2007 Proposal
Fall 2007 Final Presentation
Spring 2007 Proposal
Comparison Testing of Cornell Built Ovens
Presentation given in Nicaragua
[Solar Oven Dinner Flyer|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Spring 2007 Final Report|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Fall 2006 Proposal|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Data - 11/29/06|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Data - 11/30/06|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Fall 2006 Final Presentation|Documents from Prior Teams^
[Fall 2006 Final Paper|Documents from Prior Teams^