Solar Scorcher: An Innovation Projection

Solar Scorcher
AN INNOVATION
PROJECTION
POLARIS 1B
Introduction
 Renewable Energy Sources has come out as

potential alternative.
 Solar power has emerged as one of the most

rapidly growing renewable sources of
energy.
 Harnessing Solar Energy can be done with

the use of Fresnel lens.
Introduction
 Fresnel lenses have the ability to take a large

area of sunlight and direct it towards a
specific spot by bending the rays of light and
focusing them.
 Some people use the same principle when

they use a magnifying lens to focus the Sun's
rays on a pile of kindling or paper to start
fires.
Introduction
 Its gigantic lenses can be found on old rear

projection televisions.
 Most of it are outdated and are dumped in

landfills, or used of recycling.
 Every rear projection TV uses a Fresnel lens

the exact size of the screen to focus the
image.
Objectives/ Purpose and Usefulness of the Project
This projects aims to use solar energy as an alternative

source of energy for our daily activities.
This Solar Scorcher can be used to harness the energy

of the sun to:
 Boil Water
 Cook Food
 Start a Fire/Burn Objects/ Heat or darken Metal
Objectives/ Purpose and Usefulness of the Project
This project also helps in recycling scrap material such

as:
 the Fresnel Lens, which are found on old Rear
Projection Televisions,
 wood and;
 hardware materials, like washers, screws, etc.
Materials/Instrument Used
 36 by 26 inch  Paint  Saw
Fresnel Lens  Polyurethane Floor  Chisel
(Rear Projection TV) Varnish (Top Coat)  Matches
 30 feet of Lauan  Wrench  Piece of Cloth
Wood (2 by 2 inch  Hammer  Paper
in dimension)  Metal Tape Measure 
 1 inch Nails
Polyethylene Film
 Sandpaper Tape
 12 Washers
 Power Drill (Adhesive Tape)
 4 Leg/Lag Bolts
 Air Compressor  Scissors
 4 Nuts
 Cutting Torch  Pencil
 4 Lag Eye Screw
 Spray Paint Gun
(Eye Hook)
 Angle Grinder
 Marine Epoxy
 Portable Circular
 Paint Thinner
Sawmill Saw/ Table
 Red Wood Stain
Procedure
1. Find an Old Rear Projection Television.

Most of these televisions are outdated nowadays
and can be found in local TV Surpluses, Junk
Shops, or in the dump.
Procedure
2. Hacking out the Television and take out the

TV Screen
Three will be three layers inside the Television Screen,
the outer layer, the Lenticular lens and the third one,
the Fresnel.
Take out the Fresnel Lens and carefully, not slide the
screens across one another or on any sort of surface
that can scratch them.
Procedure
AC16 =
Outer layer
AC15 =
Lenticular
Lens
AC14 =
Fresnel
Lens
Procedure
3. Create a plan for the Frame

First thing you'll notice about your lens is that it flops
around and refuses to stay straight. The lens
absolutely must be flat in order to work right, so it
needs a frame.
Measure the size of the Fresnel lens to determine the

dimension for holding the frame.
Procedure
4. Cutting the Frame

One good way to do this is
to cut a groove down the
length of each piece of
wood, so the lens fits into
the slot.
Procedure
5. Getting the Edges

Cut the sides at 45° angle,
cut them just long enough
to come together with the
lens nested into the
grooves
•Assemble. When the frame pieces are positioned around the lens you can pull everything together and nail each edge. We used the Angle Grinde
Procedure
6. Adding the Hinges.

Use a Power Drill to create the
hole big enough to insert the
Lag Bolt head at the centre of
the frame and drill a hole for
the its body to pass through
the wood.
This will allow the frame to
rotate
Procedure
7. Assemble.
When the frame pieces
are positioned around
the lens you can pull
everything together
and nail each edge.
We used the Angle
Grinder to finish its
sides and make it
smooth to touch.
Procedure
8. Planning the stand.

A stand is now needed to
make it stand up and to
enable it to aim up at the
sun.
To accomplish this, we
brainstormed with a
super simple, super
sturdy base made from
blocks of wood.
Procedure
9. Creating a Hinged Stand. We decided to cut the

wood into four (4.5 ft long, 1.5 inch thick and 1.5 inch
high) pieces of wood which will serve as a hinged
stand for the frame.
10. Adding the Eye Hook. Use the Angle Grinder to
make a chamfer for the hinges. Drill a hole in the
centre of the chamfered edges and then screw the eye
hooks. Make sure they are lined up together and can
stay together either closed or open.
Procedure
11. Making the Cross Section of the Stand.

We also decided add Cross Sections for the Frame.
This will make our Solar Scorcher sturdier and
stronger while standing up. With the measurement
of the width of the Frame, we added an allowance of
space to let the frame rotate.
Procedure
In this frame, we
decided to add a 5
inch allowance for the
cross section.
That makes four 35
inch long wood with
1.2 inch width 1.2 inch
dimension for its
height and width. 2
cross sectional pieces
of wood per pair.
Procedure
 Also, we came up with

an idea of cutting the
edges of the cross
sectionals into smaller
squares.
 This will make the
connection of the cross
sectional to the stand
easier and stronger.
Procedure
12. Planning where to place the cross

sectionals.
Cross Sectional Placement is essential in making the
Solar Scorcher easier to be used and more efficient in
usage.
We decided to have a cross-sectional 6 inches above

the bottom of the stand legs and another one, 11 ft
above the first cross sectional.
Procedure
 Mark the spots where

we will connect our
cross sectionals.
 Place on top our cross
sectional and trace the
small square outline on
the stand leg.
 Use a chisel to cut out
the outline and to make
a spot where to insert
the cross sectional.
Procedure
13. Placing the Cross Sectionals.

Use Marine Epoxy to bind the Cross Sectional Edges to
the Stand. Epoxy is excellent in sticking things
together.
14. Nailing the Cross Sectionals.
To be sure of its durability, nailing the cross sectional
will be needed to ensure its strength.
Procedure
15. Binding the Frame

and the Stand
Together.
With the lag bolt used a
hinge of our Solar
Scorcher. We combine our
Frame and Stand with the
help of some washers, a
PVC Pipe (was replaced
with wood) and some nuts.
We tighten the nuts with the
Wrench and it will make
the bind the stand to the
Frame.
Procedure
16. Wood Finishing

for the Stand.
Use the Angle Grinder
to polish the stand.
Check if the cross
sectionals are in level.
At this point, the Solar
Scorcher is now
functional.
Procedure
At this point,
the Solar
Scorcher is now
functional and
ready for use.
But it can still

be improved.
Procedure
17. Getting the Burnt Wood Effect.
As for Wood Finishing, we decided to make the Burnt

Wood Effect. It works excellent with Wood Stain and
Polyurethane Top Coating and it gives the look of
most wooden furniture products.
Procedure
 With the use of the Air Compressor, Cutting Torch

and Matches, we can start and keep a fire supplied
with continuous regulated pressured air.
 We only burn the surface of the wood, and not to

make the fire stay too long at a certain point. We
then polish the burn surface with Sandpaper.
Procedure
Using the Cutting Torch After burning and sanding

Procedure
18. Applying Wood

Stain.
Wood Stain gives colour
to most types of wood.
We used red wood stain
to complement the
Burnt Wood Effect.
Using a piece of Cloth
helps make the wood
stain look smooth.
Procedure
19. Polyurethane Top Coating.
Top Coating for wood greatly improves both

appearance and endurance of a wooden product.
But before anything else, we cover the Fresnel Lens

with Paper and used an Adhesive Tape to bind it into
place.
Procedure
Covering the lens will

protect it from
unnecessary
Polyurethane going
into the Lens.
We then use the Air

Compressor and
the Spray Gun to
easily top coat the
Solar Scorcher.
Procedure
20. Letting it dry.
Allow the Top Coat to dry in a few minutes.
Done!
The Solar Scorcher is now fully ready and looks good.

You may remove the paper and now try using it.
Procedure
Polyurethane Top Coating gives a good glossy look.

Procedure
Trying some Improvements.

You can try to add some improvements to the project.
Such as:
 A lock for the Lens Frame.
 A cement block and a plank where to place objects to
heat up.
 A cover to prevent accidents.
Results and Findings
Burning
Paper
Click to play
Burning
Wood
(2 inch
thick)
Click to play
Darkening a
5 Peso Coin
and Boiling
100ml Water
Click to play
Given that the time of day is between 1100H-

1400H and the weather is fine/hot/sunny.
The Solar Scorcher has acquired the following

results.
Action Time Range
Burn Coconut Husk 4-8 seconds
Burn Plain White Paper 10-20 seconds
Burn Leaves 10-20 seconds
Start Fire on Wood (2 inch thick) 2-3 minutes
Break Tiles 5-7 minutes
Darken a 5 peso coin 8-12 minutes
Boil 100 ml Water 10-15 minutes
Boil 400 ml Water 25-30 minutes
Cook Noodles in 500 ml Water 30-35 minutes
(in Aluminum Container)

Conclusion
 Clearly, a giant Fresnel lens with an area of

0.5m2 is a powerful asset.
 It can incinerate objects, boil water, darken

metal and cook food.
 It is an excellent instrument in harnessing

solar power into daily use.
Conclusion
 Assuming the maximum available solar energy

hitting the ground briefly near noon on a perfect day
is around 1070W/m2, this lens could theoretically
concentrate 535Wh of power into a square
centimetre.
 Also, this kind of lenses can be found in most Rear
Projection Televisions in your local surpluses,
landfills, dumps or in recycling.
 Reusing it and putting it into can help provide
energy while helping save the environment.
That would be all! Thank You!

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Solar Scorcher

 Renewable Energy Sources has come out as

 Solar power has emerged as one of the most

 Harnessing Solar Energy can be done with

 Fresnel lenses have the ability to take a large

 Some people use the same principle when

 Its gigantic lenses can be found on old rear

 Most of it are outdated and are dumped in

 Every rear projection TV uses a Fresnel lens

This projects aims to use solar energy as an alternative

This Solar Scorcher can be used to harness the energy

This project also helps in recycling scrap material such

1. Find an Old Rear Projection Television.

2. Hacking out the Television and take out the

3. Create a plan for the Frame

Measure the size of the Fresnel lens to determine the

4. Cutting the Frame

5. Getting the Edges

6. Adding the Hinges.

8. Planning the stand.

9. Creating a Hinged Stand. We decided to cut the

11. Making the Cross Section of the Stand.

 Also, we came up with

12. Planning where to place the cross

We decided to have a cross-sectional 6 inches above

 Mark the spots where

13. Placing the Cross Sectionals.

15. Binding the Frame

16. Wood Finishing

But it can still

17. Getting the Burnt Wood Effect.

As for Wood Finishing, we decided to make the Burnt

 With the use of the Air Compressor, Cutting Torch

 We only burn the surface of the wood, and not to

Using the Cutting Torch After burning and sanding

18. Applying Wood

19. Polyurethane Top Coating.

Top Coating for wood greatly improves both

But before anything else, we cover the Fresnel Lens

Covering the lens will

We then use the Air

20. Letting it dry.

Allow the Top Coat to dry in a few minutes.

The Solar Scorcher is now fully ready and looks good.

Polyurethane Top Coating gives a good glossy look.

Trying some Improvements.

Given that the time of day is between 1100H-

The Solar Scorcher has acquired the following

Burn Coconut Husk 4-8 seconds

Burn Plain White Paper 10-20 seconds

Burn Leaves 10-20 seconds

Start Fire on Wood (2 inch thick) 2-3 minutes

Break Tiles 5-7 minutes

Darken a 5 peso coin 8-12 minutes

Boil 100 ml Water 10-15 minutes

Boil 400 ml Water 25-30 minutes

Cook Noodles in 500 ml Water 30-35 minutes

(in Aluminum Container)