Wednesday, August 31, 2016


The 2015-2016 team created a solar calculator on excel that is useful for any adjustments to the Spartan Superway. To power a 12th scale bogie with only solar power, it would require large panels that were not feasible to mount on the supports of the railway. They optimized their design to offset the amount of power needed from the grid. They were also able to create a prototype for the 12th scale.
This year, our team will focus on testing their design, adding solar tracking, and designing a new mounting design that will take into account any changes made to the railway supports. Our main goal will be to power the bogies only with solar power. To do so, we might need to upgrade our solar panels.