Predicting the Sunlight​

Ostrava, Prague

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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
Jere Wessman

Creative Director

+358 40 631 4029

jere@demola.net

Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
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