No Grid Base Station

Team 3

JC Morrow

Bryghton Rogosky

Zarina Jakipbayeva

Harshad Fatehpuria

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To provide Nicaragua with a cheaper and reliable no grid power station in order to provide electricity to the town in a sustainable fashion replacing the non renewable resources provided currently such that the upcoming community does not face negative consequences of a new facility.

MISSION STATEMENT

Product description: A no grid base station to power cell phones

and other household appliancesKey Business Goals: To reduce production cost To increase profit margin Develop new sustainable energy resources Primary market: Small isolated communities in Developing

countriesSecondary market: Electricity for houses Household appliances Appliances with rechargeable batteries

Costumer Needs… 48 families

Earning $100/month/house

No electricity

If power was available, they would power: TV, radio, lights,fan

Deisel fuel $1/liter

Communities and University wants to establish a business around the power generating ystems

Community pays approxmately 1.7 Cordobas for 25 kW-hr

Decision MatraciesSolar Power Wind Power Hydro Power DC Generator

Cost - - - +

Maintenance + 0 - +

Effectiveness 0 0 0 +

Dump Energy + + + -

GE Product + + + +

Sustainable + + + -

Economical + + + -

Total 4 3 2 1

Rank yes no no no

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Solar Panels

GeneratorSpecifications:

11 hrs/7.4 Gallons of fuel

Run 2 generators at 50% efficiency

32.4 gals/day

1 US gallon = 3.79 liters

$1000/unit

$123/day for fuel

Wind TurbinesDetails:

Blade Diameter: 12.5 m

Height: 18 m

Avg Wind Speed of Nicaragua: 4.47 m/s

Power produced: 2kW

Number of Turbines needed: 3

Combined Price: $157,290

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