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Silicon Powder Dispensing System

Silicon Powder Dispensing System. Team GE : Mike Bauman Ben Binder-Macleod Kait Hatton Eric Persak Sponsor Contact: Dave Cook Advisor: Robert Hartman. Presentation Goal. To present path taken to final design Detail each subsystem Validation of concept through testing

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Silicon Powder Dispensing System

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  1. Silicon Powder Dispensing System Team GE: Mike Bauman Ben Binder-Macleod Kait Hatton Eric Persak Sponsor Contact: Dave Cook Advisor: Robert Hartman

  2. Presentation Goal • To present path taken to final design • Detail each subsystem • Validation of concept through testing • Present path forward

  3. Background Information • PV solar panels • Buy pre-made silicon wafers and assemble at plant • Want to produce their our wafers

  4. Current Method

  5. Current Method

  6. Project Definition • To enhance the silicon powder dispensing method for the use in PV solar panels: • Automate dispensing of silicon • Design a support structure

  7. Specific Wants

  8. Technical Performance Measures • Level of automation • Convenience of use • Simplicity of device • Shape/Size • Stability

  9. Benchmarking Results assuredautomation.com/butterflyvalves/index.php www.accuratefeeders.com/solidsflowfeeders.html

  10. On Structure On Tote Under Wing Wheel Track Mounting Electromagnet Solid Frame Manual (Button) Structure Actuator Under Tote Pneumatic Mechatronics Electric Powder Dispensing System Conveyor Belt Control System Person Optical Magnetic Time Load/force Subsystems

  11. UnderWing Electromagnet Structure Under Tote Mechatronics Conveyor Belt Wheel Track Solid Frame

  12. Structure

  13. On Structure On Tote Mounting Manual (Button) Actuator Pneumatic Electric

  14. Actuator • Bray 70-series Actuator

  15. Person Optical Magnetic Time Control System Load/force

  16. Control Logic

  17. Whole System

  18. Actuator

  19. Final Assembly

  20. Wheel Alignment Validation

  21. Positioning Validation

  22. Valve Alignment Validation

  23. FEA Validation Minimum Factor of Safety For 2 totes correctly loaded 4.8 Minimum Factor of Safety For 1 tote correctly loaded 3.8

  24. Extreme Conditions Minimum Factor of Safety For 1 tote loaded at the end 2.6 Minimum Factor of Safety For Load place on center beam 4.5

  25. Compared Performance Measures

  26. Cost Analysis

  27. Progress Completed to Date • Wheel track complete • Alignment Testing Complete • Design Drawings Delivered to GE

  28. Path Forward • Complete Structure • Install Structure into Facility • Install automated control system

  29. Questions?

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