How to Make a Personal Solar / USB Powered Fan.

Hello.  this is my entry for the Green Tech Contest.    



ITEMS YOU WILL NEED

  1.  About 30 in. of PVC pipe
  2.  3 T-pieces of PVC pipe
  3.  5 90 degree pieces (right angle)
  4.  Altoids tin
  5.  2 rechargeable batteries & battery holder
  6.  Solder iron & metal
  7.  Solar panels and its circuit board
  8.  Small motor
  9.  Lots of wires
10.  USB cable & connector
11.  Tinkertoys (optional for fan)
12.  Wire cutter
13.  PVC pipe cutter
14.  Small pliers
15.  Hammer
16.  Small piece of wood to fit in hole of tinkertoy
17.  Drill

Cut the pipes into these measurements using the the PVC pipe cutter.

  4-  3 1/2 in. pieces
  2-  2 1/2 in. pieces
  1-  9 in. piece
 
The width of the pipes that I used is 3/4 in. wide.

Then put the pipes together so it looks like this.

Then drill a hole in the T-piece that is connected to the 9 inch piece so the wire can come out.

Next, you get wires, the battery holder, and the part where you plug in the USB cable.
Then, conect the two battery holders together and put extra wires on each side.
On one side of the battery holders connect the USB connector there; on the other side, just leave the wires there.

Now attach the circuit board to the two loose wires and solder them together.
Then solder all the wires together and make sure the wires go from positive-to-positive and negative-to-negative.
Then after the solder metal has cooled down put it inside the Altoids tin.

Now solder together the solar panel and the wire on all panels.
Then connect all the positive wires together and all the negative ones togather.
Then gat two wires and use oe for the positive wires and one for the negative.
Then solder them.

For this step it is optional, but I used tinkertoys for the fan.
So, you will need:
  1.  one center piece
  2.  8 short yellow pieces
  3.  8 green fan pieces


Now put the yellow pieces together with the green pieces and connect it to the center piece.
Then angle the pieces corresponding to the way the motor goes yo make wind.

Now get the USB plug and run it through the hole in the PVC pipe.
If you do not see it come out the top of your stand make sure the wire is not stuck OR make the wire longer.

Then connect the motor to the wires and test the motor after you charge the batteries in the sun.

If it works solder all the wires together and make sure everything is secure and safe. 

IF EVERYTHING WORKED YOU JUST MADE A SOLAR POWERED PERSONAL FAN.











I you have any questions about this project, please leave a comment.