Tell us about a time you used your creativity. This could be something you made, a project that you led, an idea that you came up with, or pretty much anything else.
When I was in boarding school my interests in Science grew further. There I encountered one of the best physics teachers, Mr. Raghavan. Through his support I successfully founded an electronics club. Due to the excellent knowledge gained in electronics club, my life and encouragement from my dad, I took initiative to take part in school's science fair. I decided to make a small solar car.First I made a blue print, though when I designed it on paper it was very aerodynamic, but when it came to reality it was not that good looking. As there were only flat photovoltaic plates available in the market I decided to make the car in shape of house roof. When I was done collecting materials, I constructed chassis from pop sticks because their light weight was perfect for construction. In the chassis I planted a motor along with designed axle which rotated with least friction. At that time I was so desperate about testing my car that I went to the extent of using bulb to impart solar energy to the car at night. It didn't run with the energy bulb, I thought it might be able to run in the morning when the sun will shower its light on the panel, but it didn't happen. It turned out that the panels were not creating enough current to drive my car. I went to consult Mr. Raghavan and he suggested that I should out the panels in parallel circuit, instead of connecting them in series, he also gave me low speed high torque motor. The tweaked version of my car actually worked though sometimes I had to give a push to start. I did not abandon researching about solar cars after the fair was over. I get most knowledge from the solar car models that participate in World Solar Challenge. In future I look forward to join MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team and contribute to make alternative energy vehicle.
When I was in boarding school my interests in Science grew further. There I encountered one of the best physics teachers, Mr. Raghavan. Through his support I successfully founded an electronics club. Due to the excellent knowledge gained in electronics club, my life and encouragement from my dad, I took initiative to take part in school's science fair. I decided to make a small solar car.First I made a blue print, though when I designed it on paper it was very aerodynamic, but when it came to reality it was not that good looking. As there were only flat photovoltaic plates available in the market I decided to make the car in shape of house roof. When I was done collecting materials, I constructed chassis from pop sticks because their light weight was perfect for construction. In the chassis I planted a motor along with designed axle which rotated with least friction. At that time I was so desperate about testing my car that I went to the extent of using bulb to impart solar energy to the car at night. It didn't run with the energy bulb, I thought it might be able to run in the morning when the sun will shower its light on the panel, but it didn't happen. It turned out that the panels were not creating enough current to drive my car. I went to consult Mr. Raghavan and he suggested that I should out the panels in parallel circuit, instead of connecting them in series, he also gave me low speed high torque motor. The tweaked version of my car actually worked though sometimes I had to give a push to start. I did not abandon researching about solar cars after the fair was over. I get most knowledge from the solar car models that participate in World Solar Challenge. In future I look forward to join MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team and contribute to make alternative energy vehicle.
