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January 2007, Issue 198

Self-Powered Solar Data Logger


by Abigail Krich


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Abigail Krich (ajk28@cornell.edu) holds a B.S. in biological and environmental engineering and a Master’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University. She is now a project developer at Tamarack Energy, a renewable energy development company. She has previously worked at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center and at Northern Power Systems.


PROJECT FILES

To download the code, go to ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2007/198.


 

REFERENCES

[1] R. Wiser, M. Bolinger, P. Cappers, and R. Margolis, “Letting the Sun Shine on Solar Costs: An Empirical Investigation of Photovoltaic Cost Trends in California,” LBNL-59282, NREL/TP-620-39300, 2006, http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea /ems/reports/59282.pdf.

[2] Solar Insolation for Major U.S. Cities, Advanced Energy Group, www.solar4
power.com/solar-power-insolation-window.html.

[3] S. Jean-Louis and C. Pandarinath, “The Big Red Guide,” ECE476 Final Design Project, Cornell University, 2004, http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/s2004/sj74/main.htm.


RESOURCE

Datasheets, dFlash.c, and the User Guide, http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu
/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/s2006/ajk28/ajk28/index.html.