Ostrava, Prague
Byte-powered Future
Value Creators of Tomorrow
Predicting the Sunlight
Description
In today’s power grid management precise prediction are needed as the variety of production methods and consumption changes fast. There’s a growing need to predict the production to enhance the efficiency of the system. Traditional power production is easy to adjust according to the needs of the grid, but many renewable sources are harder to predict. In this project we are interested in perfecting the photovoltaic (i.e. solar) power prediction. Currently there are ways to predict the daily production of solar panels, but could there be way to make this into 30 minute or even shorter cycles? There are few critical aspects that define the power production, such as time of day and cloud cover.
How might we utilize accessible and cheap camera technologies to scan the sky in specific locations to determine the amount of short-term solar radiation? How might we be able to measure cloud cover and how it is moving? What kind of set-up would be needed to calculate the predictions on the spot (without the need to use cloud computing)?
In this project we are going to physically build and test the prototypes in real-life environment. Join the team and put your theoretical knowledge in practice!
Contact person
Jere Wessman
Creative Director
+358 40 631 4029
jere@demola.net
Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
Program Manager
+358 50 582 7401
heikku@demola.net
Ongoing project
Basic information
Apply by
17 Oct 2024
Location
Ostrava
Teamwork
In person
Language
English
Timeline
Project starts
22 Oct 2024
Kick-off
22 Oct 2024 - 23 Oct 2024
Mid-event
27 Nov 2024 - 28 Nov 2024
Final session
08 Jan 2025 - 09 Jan 2025
Project ends
09 Jan 2025
Related tags
#camera technologies
#photovoltaic power
#renewable energy
#smart grid
#solar power