Solar Powered Wireless Home Security Camera – DIY Project
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011
Video tutorial showing how to make your own solar-powered wireless security camera using an off-the-shelf solar panel and any wireless webcam.
Supporting details at:
http://jakeludington.com/solarcam
Duration : 0:4:55
How do we make Solar Energy more cost effective?!? NAE – Engineering Grand Challenge 2009
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011
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How to make solar energy the most cost effective.
The most cost effective way to harvest the suns energy would be to minimize the number of conversion processes in-between the photons and the usable electrons that we want when we want them. We also need to minimize the production and development cost of the system. I believe that the solution to this problem is a simple one.
We have all been kids playing with a magnifying glass, and have been in awe at the amazing power the sun can have when focused to a single point. It could instantly combust leafs. Taking this idea a step further, it is possible to cover a large area of land with mirrors and have those mirrors focus the suns rays to a single collector.
At this collector it is possible to have various different type of conversion process to get electrical energy. Most if not all of our current power plants use some sort of fuel to generate heat. Once they have that heat, the heat is then transferred to water and the liquid turns to steam. This type of process has been going on for a very long time, ever since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Steam generators have been optimized over their long existence and have comparatively high efficiencies.
The only new idea here is that instead of using conventional non-renewable, limited supply resources; petroleum, coal, uranium, and natural gas to generate heat, we would just concentrate photons to a single point just like a magnifying glass.
This idea is rather simple, but just as itself it has some drawbacks. If all we did was generate steam to immediately drive a steam generator, then we would effectively not be able to produce electricity at night. The Department of Energy has built a field that is meant to be a test facility for this problem. The approach that they took was to melt a salt during the day and then use the molten salt after sunset to continually drive the steam generators. This method works but has not been cost optimized yet.
We are currently in a ‘perfect storm’ to solve our energy problems. We are lucky to have political leaders not only acknowledging that we have an energy crisis, but also they are sparking discussion about what we can do as a country to try and overcome this challenge. Our federal government currently offers various grants to certain approved projects that will produce high amounts of electricity, mainly over 50MW during operational hours. One of these grants will provide 1/3 of the total construction cost. These types of grants are very important for industry to go forward. Because this market is still new and under development, a lot of investor are weary about placing large sums of money into projects primarily based on theory and assumptions and not years of proven data. We need to continue to provide assistance to business that want to start these projects because they are by far creating a positive ripple through our nation.
Other factors to this perfect storm are our dwindling economy and the lowering of our national security. By providing funding to this new market it will not only immediately create new jobs for the working and middle class, but it will start to kick our detrimental addiction to oil which has driven us to various battle fronts and the degradation of our planet earth.
Created For: N.A.E. Engineering Grand Challenges – 2009
Created By: Eric Coupal-Sikes
Undergraduate studying Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California
Sources:
http://www.shpegs.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrating_solar_power
http://www.energy.gov
http://brightsourceenergy.com
http://news.cnet.com/Shrinking-the-cost-for-solar-power/2100-11392_3-6182947.html
http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/03/08/big-beautiful-renewable-energy/
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/ausra-solar-thermal-power-energy-usa.php
http://www.solardev.com/SEIA-makingelec.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNY_-1Fsd2k
Duration : 0:3:3
Home made wind generator/ solar control board
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011
My 440 amp control board. (Revisions below) Complete with brakes, breaker, fuses, load divert, battery bank selector switch, 440 amp controller,1500 watt inverter and metering gauges. Currently using 4) 6 volt golf cart batteries parallel and in series (12v) yielding 440 amp hours vented through the wall to outside (gasses here are poison). Since making this video I have added 3 solar panels I made myself for less than $300. They are yielding much more power than expected. About $1200 worth retail. I hooked the output wires from them to the rectifier positive and negative. I will be adding more batteries and power output sources over time.
I have since removed the brakes as when they are grounded (or on) being tied to solar panels would ground them too. I have added another wind generator and 6 (total) solar panels. Also added is a digital volt meter and a door over the batteries with a seal.. The smartest thing I could do I just figured out (a year later) was to put a 100-Ohm one watt resistor on the green wire of the charge controller. Previously it would start dumping power at 13.5 volts several times a day. With the resistor it is charging all day without overcharging. It more resembles a car charging system which is 14+ volts. Save yourself some grief and just do it. It cost $1.49 for two of them and you only use one. Your batteries will receive a much better charge without the constant load dumping.
Duration : 0:0:54
Solar Power Amazing Facts They Don’t Want You To Know
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011
http://www.SolarPowerPreview.com Learn amazing facts about Solar Power and how to build your own inexpensive solar panels. Green Energy is becoming more popular and the technology now exists to build your own solar panels, windmills and wind turbines for very little money.
Find out which companies offer the best ‘how to build your own solar panel’ instructions. Renewable Energy is the wave of the future and you can be involved. See a variety of solar panels that are inexpensive, easy to install and reduce your power bill.
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Duration : 0:2:12
100% Live Off The Grid Using Solar + Wind Energy At Home
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2011
http://www.SolarEnergyGuide.net – 100% Live Off The Grid Using Solar + Wind Energy At Home. Learn how the 1000 watt wind generator needed to power our Off Grid home brand new costs. learn how to build wind generators and solar panels for a fraction of the cost How To Live Off The Grid In 1 Hour And Save Money Energy Industry
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Duration : 0:7:20
Grid tie inverter solar panels 2x80w panels
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2011
This is a grid tie inverter that I bought off EBay just to try with my solar panels. The solar panels are 2 x 80w panels which cost £350 also off EBay. If you are buying the solar panels and then inverter I recommend getting allot bigger system and having it professionally installed as I don’t think this system will ever be able to pay for the panels but we shall see. The solar panels I had anyway for the caravan so alls I need to buy was the grid tie inverter which cost about £80. When I bought the grid tie inverter I was not expecting much because Rotherham is not a sunny place but they don’t do to bad on a dull rainy day they can still be putting in 30-50w which I think is very good and when the sun comes out it can put in anything up to about 160w.
If you have any questions please comment on the video and i will reply asap.
Duration : 0:1:18
VICTORY PMA, POWER for WIND TURBINES
Posted by admin on Jan 29, 2011
http://www.missouriwindandsolar.com We demonstrate the Victory permanent magnet alternator FROM MISSOURI WIND AND SOLAR
This permanent magnet alternator can be used for wind,hydro or just about anything.
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Duration : 0:1:56
How Much Does A Solar Panel System Cost? Full Details: http://SolarPanelReporter.com
Posted by admin on Jan 28, 2011
Free Transcript Available at http://SolarPanelReporter.com According to Matthew Morra who represents BP Solar as part of his work with the Green Energy Team — the people doing solar panel installations for The Home Depot — the range for a residential solar panel system goes from $25,000 to $50,000.
Watch the video and he goes into more detail. He also explains how the Federal and State and Utility companies are all rolling out huge incentive plans.
For more solar Q & A go to http://www.solarpanelreporter.com the website for people who own solar panels, install solar panels or make solar panels … or might want to ..
Oh; PS – the incentive plans end next year …
Duration : 0:2:11
part – 5 Wind turbine and solar panel installation
Posted by admin on Jan 28, 2011
http://www.rockriver.us The following videos document my personal experience with a complete DO-IT-YOURSELF approach to installing a wind turbine and solar panels to produce power for my home .
Duration : 0:7:36
Solar Panels Power Poultry Houses – America’s Heartland
Posted by admin on Jan 27, 2011
Raising 75,000 hens takes a lot of power, but the sun providing it here from top to bottom, and owner Chick Allen may be on to something that could help Heartland poultry producers everywhere. Visit http://tinyurl.com/c4nyk6 to watch the entire episode 304. The Monsanto Company – http://www.monsanto.com and the American Farm Bureau Federation – http://www.fb.org make presentation of America’s Heartland possible.
Duration : 0:4:24