Group Three’s design project is the construction of a solar powered water heater for an application in a pool. The project was motivated by the growing demand to find more efficient and cheaper ways of living. Since using a conventional electric heater for pools is expensive and not energy conscious, the group decided to test an alternate way of heating pools that has already been invented. Our goal is to get the pool heated to a comfortable bathing temperature (above 71 degrees Fahrenheit). The biggest challenge will be in the construction of the solar water heater panel and time it takes to heat up the poor water. In the end, we hope to have detailed data on the heating rate of the pool water under different light conditions and scenarios.

At the conclusion of this  project we hope to have detailed data on how fast the pool water will be heated under different light conditions and scenarios. Dimming the light by using different powered light bulbs would simulate different conditions. We will also test to see if there is a max temperature that can be reached under ideal conditions.