REaCTOR: Solar Photovoltaic

This is the Solar Photovoltaic 3D interactive resource produced by Fused Works / Doncaster College. The overall aim of this project was to create a set of 3D teaching and learning resources for use by Built Environment lecturers and students in both Higher and Further Education. The resources will also reveal the mechanics of how they work and demonstrate their impact on the environment, whilst in a safe, virtual setting. The Solar photovoltaic resource focuses on the workings and installation of the individual solar panels. Within the photovoltaic resource the user is able to focus on the panel or individual cells and see the electrical currents moving through them.\ud Also shown within the resource is how different household appliances, including microwaves, washing machines and hair dryers, can have an effect on the electricity generated by the Solar PV panels. This resource also describes how stored electricity generated by the panels can be sold back to the electrical grid