Solar Rechargeable Electrostatic Discharging Device
or (SREDD)
By: Andrew Tong, Stephen Hiatt
sredd
We made this device over the course of this
semester. The first project I began working on
is a solar powered powered shocking device. I
identified that there was a need for shocking
devices powered from renewable energy, so I
began to look into how I could address this
issue. After brainstorming various solutions to
this issue, I determined that the most effective
way to power a shocking device off of
renewable energy was to integrate a solar
panel into the body of the taser. After
research, I discovered that to create an arc, 3
million volts is needed per meter of distance
between the contacts, so to create an arc of 1
cm, 30,000 volts would be needed.
Engineering Design Process
After searching, I found a 1000kv transformer that I
determined would be best suited for the shocking device.
When it arrived, I tested it, and it worked perfectly, creating
an arc of 2cm powered off of only a 9v battery. Unfortunately,
I later broke the transformer after trying to determine how
many amps it could accept, but its replacement is arriving
soon. After the new transformer arrives, I created the circuit I
am going to use for the shocking device, and then measure its
dimensions to determine how large the shocking device’s body
should be. With those dimensions I will then begin to sketch
ideas for the body, and then make prototypes after I find a
design that I like. By the end of the week of February 4th, I
plan to have created the circuit for the shocking device, and
begin designing the body.
Our Results/Conclusion
The replacement transformer for the
shocking device finally arrived, so I recently
began refining the circuit I plan to use for
the shocking device, and beginning to
brainstorm ideas for the body.
Unfortunately I can't do anything
permanent at the moment, as I still need
the correct batteries and the solar panel for
the taser, so until I have those, progress will
be slow. During the downtime between the
time that the transformer failed and the
new one arrived, I worked on various other
smaller projects such as a table with
Andrew, refining and sharpening a knife
that andrew cut from metal, and various
other projects involving mainly computes.