Stained glass and a desk will help to charge the phone
Last reviewed: 16.05.2018
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The solar panels produced to date are quite large and heavy, and lightweight self-adhesive solar films are not yet so widespread.
Maryan Van Obel - a designer from Holland proposed a more elegant and miniature technology. The designer offered to use stained glass to collect solar energy. As Maryan herself said, she presents her invention in a church where the stained-glass windows would look amazing. But such panels can also be used in the office, library, museum or instead of ordinary glasses.
The design of the Marjan stained glass windows was based on the photocells balanced by the dye, which were developed by Swiss specialists. Photocells are made of semiconductor crystals, dye, titanium dioxide. With the absorption of sunlight, which activates the electrons, electric current begins to be produced. Then the current is transferred to the built-in under the sill battery, from which you can charge your phone or other electronic devices.
Dutch designer noted that in one day on our planet receives the amount of solar energy, which would be enough to charge all electrical appliances, people only have to collect, save and transfer electricity to where it is needed.
Inside the stained-glass panels, a photocell with a sensitive dye is installed, which, with the help of color properties, creates electricity. The process can be compared to plants that use chlorophyll to generate energy from sunlight.
The principle of stained glass is based on the placement of titanium dioxide particles on a thin clear glass, which is then covered with orange paint. Staining promotes titanium dioxide to more effectively absorb solar energy, through which electrons that are stored in titanium dioxide are released and produce electricity. A special battery serves as a storage facility and saves electricity until a certain point.
In addition to the multicolored stained glass, Marian also suggested using a surface of the desk as a solar panel, which will reproduce electricity in a similar way.
Marjan developed an unusual design of a table with triangular legs, which absorbs solar energy and uses it to recharge electrical appliances. The surface of the table is covered with orange glass, on which there are two sockets, from which you can charge the tablet, mobile phone, etc., unspent energy is stored in a special battery.
A distinctive feature of the table is its ability to recharge scattered sunlight (standard solar panels use only direct sunlight to generate energy). Also, the table is equipped with a light board that shows the amount of available charge.
The charging time from such a table depends on the amount of sunlight available at that time.
According to the designer, such tables are perfect for use in libraries, restaurants, conference halls.