This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Electricity.
In this Badge Bit, you will build a large articulating
solar panel system. One version would be the
Solar Leviathan at
Wheaton Labs:
Minimum requirements to get this BB
- at least 40 square feet of panels
- batteries and hardware to access the power (inverter, etc) sized appropriately to the panels and application
- deploy and adjust to match sun angle at any time of year
- collapse for transport or storms
- does not need to be mobile but that would
be nice
Points
- also earns 20 points of Metal Working (Iron)
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or
video (less than two minutes):
- the main parts your starting with
- the articulating assembly at several points during construction
- the panels and components installed
- the finished contraption collapsed
- the finished contraption unfurled for summer sun angle
- the finished contraption unfurled for winter sun angle