27歲的學生用食物殘渣制作太陽能電池板，即使在陰天也能產生能量

27歲的學生用食物殘渣制作太陽能電池板，即使在陰天也能產生能量

The James Dyson Award is an international design competition that runs in 27 countries, and it’s here to celebrate, encourage, and inspire the next generation of design engineers. The competition is open to university-level students in the fields of product design, industrial design, and engineering.

詹姆斯·戴森獎是一個在27個國家舉辦的國際設計競賽，它在這里慶祝、鼓勵和激勵下一代的設計工程師。該競賽面向產品設計、工業(yè)設計和工程領域的校級學生。

This year, the James Dyson sustainability prize landed in the hands of a 27-year-old Filipino student, Carvey Ehren Maigue, who found a genius way to turn food waste into energy.

今年，詹姆斯·戴森可持續(xù)發(fā)展獎落到27歲的菲律賓學生卡維·艾倫·邁格手中，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種將食物浪費轉化為能源的天才方法。

Carvey Ehren Maigue is a 27-year-old Filipino student at Mapua University

27歲的卡維·艾倫·邁格是Mapua大學的一名菲律賓學生

Maigue’s creation that won him the sustainability prize is called AuREUS, and it’s a system that absorbs stray UV light from sunlight and converts it to clean renewable electricity—even when the weather is cloudy. And one of the best things about it all is that his solar panels are made out of fruit and vegetable waste.

為邁格贏得可持續(xù)發(fā)展獎的作品叫做AuREUS，它是一個系統(tǒng)，可以吸收太陽光中的雜波紫外線，并將其轉化為清潔的可再生能源——即使是在陰天。最棒的是，他的太陽能電池板是由水果和蔬菜廢料制成的。

This year, Maigue became the winner of the sustainability prize of the international James Dyson Award

今年，邁格獲得了國際詹姆斯·戴森獎的可持續(xù)發(fā)展獎

Turns out, Maigue’s invention uses the natural scientific principles behind the northern lights. “1 Excess UV exposure in urban areas is being induced by glass buildings. The inspiration for the solution came from how auroras were made. High energy (gamma, UV) is degraded to a low-energy state (visible light) by luminescent particles in the atmosphere. The tech is based on this concept and used similar functioning particles,” the guy describes the inspiration behind his creation on the James Dyson Award webpage.

事實證明，邁格的發(fā)明利用了北極光背后的自然科學原理。“1城市地區(qū)過量的紫外線暴露是由玻璃建筑引起的。解決方案的靈感來自于極光的制作方法。高能量(伽馬，UV)被大氣中的發(fā)光粒子降解為低能量狀態(tài)(可見光)。這項技術就是基于這個概念，并使用了類似的功能粒子，”這個家伙在詹姆斯·戴森獎的網頁上描述了他的創(chuàng)作靈感。

The invention is called AuREUS, and it’s a system that absorbs stray UV light from sunlight and converts it to clean renewable electricity

這項發(fā)明被稱為AuREUS，它是一個系統(tǒng)，可以吸收來自陽光的雜散紫外線，并將其轉化為清潔的可再生電力

“When hit by UV light, the particles absorb and re-emit visible light along the edges due to internal reflectance. PV cells are placed along the edges to capture the visible light emitted. The captured visible light are then converted to DC electricity. Regulating circuits will process the voltage output to allow battery charging, storage, or direct utilization of electricity,” the guy explains.

“當受到紫外線照射時，由于內部反射，這些粒子吸收并沿邊緣重新發(fā)射可見光。光伏電池沿邊緣放置以捕獲發(fā)射的可見光。捕獲的可見光被轉換成直流電。調節(jié)電路將處理電壓輸出，以允許電池充電，存儲，或直接利用電力，”這家伙解釋說。

The system continues to work even during cloudy weather

該系統(tǒng)即使在多云天氣也能繼續(xù)工作

In other words, by using luminescent particles derived from fruit and vegetables, the AuREUS system allows high energy photons to be absorbed. And since it can pick up UV through clouds and bouncing from various surfaces, the system works even when the weather is cloudy.

換句話說，通過使用來自水果和蔬菜的發(fā)光粒子，AuREUS系統(tǒng)允許高能光子被吸收。由于它可以通過云層吸收紫外線并從不同的表面反射回來，這個系統(tǒng)即使在多云的天氣也能正常工作。

And one of the best things about this system is that the solar panels are made out of food waste

這個系統(tǒng)最好的一點是太陽能板是由食物垃圾制成的

“We can use AuREUS instead of typical glass windows so that the whole building can become a vertical solar energy farm. AuREUS can become a part of our clothes, our cars, buildings, and our houses. This is the change we can make for the future,” the guy adds.

“我們可以使用AuREUS代替?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)的玻璃窗，這樣整個建筑就可以成為一個垂直的太陽能農場。”AuREUS可以成為我們衣服、汽車、建筑和房子的一部分。這是我們能為未來做出的改變。”

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