Solar Demo

Demo materials for the Solar 1 Lecture from NYU/ITP/Energy.

0:15 – Solar Constant, AM 1.5
1:15 – ITP’s roof-top panel specs
3:28 – Calculating power of a panel
4:25 – PV power density compared to electronics
6:05 – Matching a low-power input to a higher-power device
7:32 – Schematic
8:30 – BEAM Solar Engine circuit schematic
10:00- BEAM circuit breadboard
11:05 – BEAM circuit on the scope
12:10 – Adjusting the BEAM circuit timing with a capacitor
14:25 – Application – Trimets
16:05 – Small battery alternative
18:15 – Outshot

The lipo charger from Sparkfun: www.sparkfun.com/products/10161

A solar minty boost project from Adafruit combines a 1-2 Watt panel, Lipo charge controller, and DC-DC minty boost converter:
www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/07/09/how-to-make-a-solar-mintyboost-a-solar-power-charger-for-your-gadgets/

This is part of a series of videos for the 2013 Energy class at ITP.

Course site + syllabus:
www.fddrsn.net/teaching/energy/
www.fddrsn.net/teaching/2013-energy-syllabus/

Original source: https://www.solrenen.com/2021/09/28/solar-demo/