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Issue #216 July 2008
Intelligent Energy Solutions
Living And Working Off The Grid
Part 1: Planning And Design
by George Martin
Start | Power Usage | Estimating Solar Radiation | Equipment | Solar Panels | Inverters | Charge Controller | Battery | Miscellaneous Items | System Cost | Sources & PDF
SOURCES & PDF
George Martin (gmartin@circuitcellar.com) began his career in the aerospace industry in 1969. After five years at a real job, he set out on his own and co-founded a design and manufacturing firm (www.embedded-designer.com). George’s designs typically include servo-motion control, graphical input and output, data acquisition, and remote control systems. George is a charter member of the Ciarcia Design Works Team. He’s currently working on a mobile communications system that announces highway information. George is a nationally ranked revolver shooter.
PROJECT FILES
For additional files, go to ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2008/216.
REFRENCE
[1] Wikipedia, “Solar cell,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaic_cells.
SOURCES
SX 170B Photovoltaic module
BP Solar
www.bp.com
MX60 Charge controller and VFX3648 inverters
OutBack Power Systems, Inc.
www.outbackpower.com
Pole mounts
POWER-FAB
www.power-fab.com
Kill A Watt meter
P3 International Corp.
www.p3international.com
SO-6-85-17/48 Battery
Solar-One
www.hupsolarone.com
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