This page is an effort to organize and centralize information and resources as I try to figure out how to use alternative energy. I'd like to make it happen, I'm just not exactly sure how. This will get me/we closer.
As of right now, I haven't decided on doing this as a blog, link page, wiki or what. Lemme know what you think.
I'm aknowledging my need for baby steps because of funding and a desire to look before I leap, research before I renovate. The first project is to use solar power for sound, light and most importantly radio equipment!
wicked.
Link List
- Electricity Generation
- altenergystore.com - gee, whatcha think this is?
- affordable-solar.com
- http://www.dmsolar.com [solor products] - panels, grid tie-in
- sierrasolar.com/marketplace - $100-$1000 mounted panels
- chinadepot.com [wind turbine] - who wants one in there yard?!
- chinadepot.com [smart car] - with bluetooth
- Solar Toys! & Devices
- extremescooters.biz [electric scooters] - zip around
- ecofan.co.uk - or buy it here
- buy-india.biz [solor stuff] - cookers, etc.
- Parts and Electronics
- Sunforce 7 Amp Charge Controller on Amazon.com
- 45 Watt Kit
- batteries - likely a necessity
- kryothermusa.com - thermoelectric power generation
- hi-z.com - more thermoelectric! buy, buy, buy.
- What to do with a big ass lens
- alltronics.com - goodies (including a big ass lens)
- Edmund Scientific - you love erector sets!
- various coaxial connectors - para la radio
- alternative energy store / charge controllers - provides battery protection while charging and not
- Learn
- Compute your Wire
- howstuffworks.com [solar cell] - good explanation of solor
- dsireusa.org - grants and incentives
Working Information
- A 90ah deep cycle battery will run a 250 watt audio system over 3 hours.
-graffitiresearchlab.com [b-brigade street party] - We could potentially expect to get 6 KWh/mē/day.
-wikipedia.org [photovoltaic array] - Batteries
- Amp Hours
The Amp Hour rating tells you how much amperage is available when discharged evenly over a 20 hour period. The amp hour rating is cumulative, so in order to know how many constant amps the battery will output for 20 hours, you have to divide the amp hour rating by 20. Example: If a battery has an amp hour rating of 75, dividing by 20 = 3.75. Such a battery can carry a 3.75 amp load for 20 hours before dropping to 10.5 volts. (10.5 volts is the fully discharged level, at which point the battery needs to be recharged.) A battery with an amp hour rating of 55 will carry a 2.75 amp load for 20 hours before dropping to 10.5 volts. - Reserve Minutes
Reserve minutes is the number of minutes a battery will carry a 25 amp load before dropping to 10.5 volts. (10.5 volts is the fully discharged level, at which point the battery needs to be recharged.) Car batteries are rated in the 50 amp hour range. Larger deep cycle baterrys are 100 or more . -
Series & Parallel
Wiring batteries in series adds-up volts and maintains amps, in parallel maintains volts and adds-up amps.
-diagrams at otherpower.com [battery bank wiring]
My Radio Cart
- Radio
- Broadcast - FCC T47/P15 (wikipedia, longwave)
- part-15 states: "250 µV/m at a distance of 3m"
- "not exceed 1 microvolt-per-meter, 2450 feet away" -RFBM on maxes
- Antenna/Tower - mobile whip or Ramsey T100 kit on "tower"
- Transmitter - Ramsey FM25B (assembled) w/ wall wort plug - 200mA - 110/120VAC - 23W
- Sound
- Main(s)
- Sub-woofer
- Amp - 12VDC - 2x150W channels - 300W
- Mixer - Eurorack 1202 - 110/120VAC - 23W
- Laptop - 110/120V, 1.5A - 180W
- Lights
- Electrical Power
- Collection - Solar panels
- Storage - deep cycle batteries (2x74aH or 200aH) $200-ish
- Misc - inverter 400-700W $150, Voltage meter
Add Info
Since this is currently a static project until I get feedback,
please send suggestions and additions to joshuaklind@gmail.com
Yes I put my email up for internet bots to nab, that's how much I love you.
please send suggestions and additions to joshuaklind@gmail.com
Yes I put my email up for internet bots to nab, that's how much I love you.
