A

Bag Full
of
Sunshin
eChariz Sandra H. Ramos
5 – BS ECE
Innovation and Technology
Kennedy & Violich Architecture in collaboration with Global Solar
Energy

PORTABLE LIGHT
A fabric made with a combination of flexible solar cells and low-
energy lighting.
SOLAR CELLS LIGHT-EMITTING
DIODES
Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide
+ Sheet of
Plastic Well suited for portable
Flexible & Fairly Robust Fabric illumination:
• Robust
• Lightweight
SMALL BATTERIES SENSORS & • Do not become hot to touch

SWITCHES
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries
are woven into the fabric along
the plastic coated wire connectors. A way to direct the energy
where it is most needed.

Chariz Sandra H. Ramos

BS Electronics and Communications Engineering
CE 195 Innovation and Technology
 PORTABLE LIGHT
Problem : Living in isolated communities in a
poor country wherein connection to energy
distributors are difficult and expensive

NEWSFLASH!!! ☼3 hrs. charging = 10 hrs. of lighting

HIGH COST OF ☼ rechargeable batteries

☼ maximization of solar energy
☼ cost is less than the solar cells
ELECTRICITY made from silicon

Military tents that use flexible

solar cells to provide electric
poor isolated power.
communities

Chariz Sandra H. Ramos

BS Electronics and Communications Engineering
CE 195 Innovation and Technology
 “THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!!!
The abundance of solar energy is a tantalizing alternative
to the dwindling reserves of fossil fuels.
solar powered airship
Solar chargers

Emergency lights
Relevance in the
Philippines
The country is in need of
Bahay kubo alternative and low-cost
source of energy especially
in our economy, living
conditions and with the rising
cost of electricity.

The country is
geographically located where
solar energy can be fully
maximized.
Military tents
Camping or Party tents might allow a
patch on the back
of a jacket, or the
Chariz Sandra H. Ramos side of a bag, to
BS Electronics and Communications Engineering power your ipod,
CE 195 Innovation and Technology laptop or trickle-
charge a mobile!