SolarEngery Source.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>


using namespace std;

class solarPanel {
public:
	//https://www.amazon.com/WindyNation-Solar-Panel-Battery-Charging/dp/B00FE45FD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496373790&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=Solar+Panel&psc=1
	double costPerPanel = 111.99; // 111.99$
	double outputOfEnergy = 100; // 100w
	double widthOfSolarPanel = 26.4; // inches
	double heightOfSolarPanel = 40; //inches
	double AreaOfSolarPanel;
};

class solarField {
public:
	double squareMile;
	double solarCountPerCapita;
	double size; //acers
	double cost; // in dollars
	vector <solarPanel> numberOfPanels;
	double feetOfWire;
	double numberOfSolarPanelRegulators; // one for ever 3.61 of them
										 //100w at 12v= 100/12 = 8.3 repeating and they are rated for only 30 amps - so 30/8.3 = 3.61 panels per regulator
};

class unitedStates {
public:
	float budget;
	float costForPanels;
	float costOfEnergyNow;
	float numberOfPanelsForCountry;
	float numberOfPeople = 321400000; // 321.4million
	//https://www.google.com/#q=number+of+people+in+the+us+
	double energyDemand = 12988.26; // measure in kwh per capita
	//https://www.google.com/#q=united+states+of+america+electricity+consumption+per+capita&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgUeLUz9U3sEw2LzfQcspOttLPyU9OLMnMz9MvLgHSxSWZyYk58UWp6UAhq9Sc1OSSoszkzJLK-OT8vOLS3AKQ0viC1KL45MSCzJJEAIAa6C1RAAAA
};

void main() {

	solarPanel SP_A;
	solarField SF_A;
	//Calculate the area of land each one will take up https://www.google.com/#q=how+to+get+square+inches
	SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel = SP_A.widthOfSolarPanel * SP_A.heightOfSolarPanel;
	// a Panel on average in the US delivers 30kwh https://www.google.com/#q=determine+kwh+output+of+solar+panel
	unitedStates USA;
	SF_A.solarCountPerCapita = USA.energyDemand / 30;
	cout << SF_A.solarCountPerCapita << " Solar Panels Per Capita for the year" <<  endl;
	//convert inches to feet in solar size
	SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel = SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel / 144;
	cout << SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel << " Area of Solar Panel in square feet" << endl;
	// turn inches to feet : number of square inches in a foot is 144
	SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel = SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel / 43560;
	cout << SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel << " Area of solar panel in acers" << endl;
	// turn number of feet into acers - number of sq feet in an acer is 43560
	SF_A.size = SF_A.solarCountPerCapita * SP_A.AreaOfSolarPanel;
	cout << SF_A.size << " size of solar field in acers per capita" << endl;
	// multiplied the area of a solar field in acers by the number of solar panels needed per capita
	SF_A.size = SF_A.size * USA.numberOfPeople;
	cout << SF_A.size << " of ACERS OF SOLAR FIELD IN US FOR YEAR" << endl;
	SF_A.size = SF_A.size / 640; // 640 is the number of acers in a square mile
	cout << SF_A.size << " square miles" << endl; // the number of square miles of solar panels it would take to power everyone in the USA
	SF_A.cost = SF_A.solarCountPerCapita * SP_A.costPerPanel;
	cout << SF_A.cost << " solar cost per capita" << endl;
	//need to conver it to thousands
	SF_A.cost = SF_A.cost / 1000;
	cout << SF_A.cost << " in thousands" << endl;
	SF_A.cost = SF_A.cost * USA.numberOfPeople;
	cout << SF_A.cost << " cost of all panels" << endl;
	SF_A.cost = (SF_A.cost * 1000) / 1000000000000; // convert in thousands to in trillions
	cout << SF_A.cost << " cost of all panels in trillions" << endl;
	// need to add wiring cost and cost of regulators
	SF_A.feetOfWire = SF_A.solarCountPerCapita * USA.numberOfPeople;
	SF_A.feetOfWire = SF_A.feetOfWire * 2 * 2; // 2 peices of wire per solar panel - the width 26.4 ( i gave them 24 inch) of the solar panel seemed like a good length
	cout << SF_A.feetOfWire << endl;
	SF_A.feetOfWire = SF_A.feetOfWire / 5280;
	cout << SF_A.feetOfWire << " miles" << endl;
	SF_A.feetOfWire = (SF_A.feetOfWire / 24) * 27.00;
	cout << SF_A.feetOfWire << " feet of wire in dollars" << endl;
	SF_A.cost = SF_A.cost + (SF_A.feetOfWire / 1000000000000);
	cout << SF_A.cost << " solar cost with wire and panels" << endl;
	// now we need to add in regulators
	SF_A.numberOfSolarPanelRegulators = (SF_A.solarCountPerCapita * USA.numberOfPeople) / 3.61;
	cout << SF_A.numberOfSolarPanelRegulators << "number of solar panel regulators" << endl;
	SF_A.cost = SF_A.cost + ((SF_A.numberOfSolarPanelRegulators * 51.99) / 1000000000000);
	cout << SF_A.cost << " total cost of wire, solar panel, solar Regulator in trillions" << endl;
	// lets spread that cost over lets say 30 years? the average mortgage on a house for most Americans
	SF_A.cost = (SF_A.cost * 1000000000000) / 30;
	SF_A.cost = (SF_A.cost / 1000000000);
	cout << SF_A.cost << " per year for 30 years by the brillions" << endl;
	// the average cost of a kwh of energy in the us is .12
	USA.costOfEnergyNow = ((0.12 * USA.energyDemand) * USA.numberOfPeople);
	cout << USA.costOfEnergyNow << " Cost of energy in dollars for 1 year" << endl;
	USA.costOfEnergyNow = USA.costOfEnergyNow / 1000000000;
	cout << USA.costOfEnergyNow << " Cost of energy now in billions of dollars for 1 year" << endl;
	cout << SF_A.cost - USA.costOfEnergyNow << " This amount per year for 30 years" << endl;
	USA.costForPanels = SF_A.cost - USA.costOfEnergyNow;
	cout << "the use has 3.21 Trillion dollars per year OR " << (3.21 * 1000000000000) / 1000000000 << " Billion dollars a year" << endl;
	USA.budget = (3.21 * 1000000000000) / 1000000000;
	cout << endl << endl << endl << "THE IMPORTANT STUFF" << endl;
	cout << "Cost to put the entire country on solar would be just " << USA.costForPanels / USA.budget << "% of the national budget" << endl;
	cout << "and the number of space it would require is just " << SF_A.size << " Square Miles." << endl;
	cout << "Which sounds like a lot but the Mojave Desert is 47,877 square miles... mostly unusable land" << endl;
	cout << "Note: this is all speculation and all prices are consumer prices with out negotiation" << endl;
	cout << "this is if you were to lay the panels flat - directly facing up - and if you were to place them in a " << endl;
	cout << "\/\/\/\/ pattern you can save space and increase effciency." << endl;
	cout << "This also assumes that we are not getting our energy from anywhere else" << endl;
	cout << "Cost to the average american - with out adding in other taxes ( if we split the cost per person not per entity)" << endl;
	cout << (SF_A.cost * 1000000000) / USA.numberOfPeople << "Per Person " << endl;


	cout << "if you want to understand this amature model more feel free to get the source code at : " << endl;
	cout << "https://pastebin.com/7zmUvdMv" << endl;
	cout << "-Justin Hagerty" << endl;





	system("pause");
}