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To me, Batteries are little metal things that I have to buy to make my best toys work - most importantly, my camera.
They can be dangerous things if they leak their acid out.
They can be expensive, they can be inexpensive, but they are absolutely necessary.
All in all, I (for one) need plenty of them in my life.
These Streetlites started out their lives just a short hop away in Milton Keynes as prototype EVs. Unfortunately their time in service was short lived and before long they ended up in storage at Cranfield. Since 2020, they have been apart of an investment by the University to upcycle Lithium batteries for solar power.
These Streetlites started out their lives just a short hop away in Milton Keynes as prototype EVs. Unfortunately their time in service was short lived and before long they ended up in storage at Cranfield. Since 2020, they have been apart of an investment by the University to upcycle Lithium batteries for solar power.
Dual powered for running on or off the overhead wires Urbos 3 No 31 is fitted with Lithium Batteries in the roof space at each end of the tram. 31 is seen entering Stephenson Street terminus for Grand Central/New Street Railway Station.
I have been doing embroidery on circuitboards for a few years now, but this is the first such work in which I have actually included real circuitry along with the embroidery.
(And yes, I do commissions. Please see www.unicoherent.com)
Dual powered for running on or off the overhead wires Urbos 3 No 22 is fitted with Lithium Batteries in the roof space at each end of the tram. 31 is seen leaving the temporary terminus in Centenary Square with the pantogragh down.
Batteries are little metal things I have to buy to make my best toys work - most importantly, my camera. They can be dangerous things if they leak their acid out. They can be expensive, they can be inexpensive, but they are absolutely necessary. All in all, I (for one) need plenty of them in my life.
This is the "Kodak Disc 4000 Camera". It is a Disc film type camera that was produced by Kodak from 1982 to 1984 as part of their ill-fated Disc format. This camera would have retailed brand new for about $60 to $70.00 USD.
This is an example of one of the more higher-end/fancier models of Disc cameras produced by Kodak during the 1980s. Like all Disc cameras produced by Kodak, the fixed focus, auto-exposure and automatic film advance were standard. However, what makes this model unique is that it features a built-in light sensor which serves to automatically fire the flash, as well adjust the shutter speed and aperture in regards to lighting conditions. Probably the most interesting feature to note about this camera is the built-in lithium battery. Unlike standard Disc cameras which instead used standard AA or AAA batteries. At the time lithium was considered a very new battery technology.
Surprisingly the built-in lithium battery on this particular specimen still works, which is not uncommon for these cameras. When the protective lens cover is slid back a faint charging sound can be heard. When the shutter button located on the front of the camera is pressed the flash will fire, which is then immediately followed by the sound of the motor for the advance mechanism.
See Disc film cartridge:
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Three Levels of passive solar energy use for homes:
Pragmatic:
Many detached suburban houses can achieve reductions in heating expense without obvious changes to their appearance, comfort or usability.
This is done using good siting and window positioning, small amounts of thermal mass, with good but conventional insulation and occasional supplementary heat from a central radiator connected to a water heater.
Sunrays may fall onto a wall during the daytime, which will radiate heat in the evening.
Annualized:
Historically, most "passive solar" approaches have depended on near-daily solar capture and storage, only expected to maintain temperatures through a few days and nights. These are now termed "short-cycle passive solar".
More recent research has developed techniques to capture warm-season solar heat, convey it to a seasonal thermal store for use months later during the cool or cold season. This is referred to as "annualized passive solar." This requires large amounts of thermal mass. One technique buries water-proof insulation in 7-metre skirts around the foundation, and buries loops of plastic pipe or ducts under the foundations and slab. The "skirts" of insulation prevent heat leaks from weather or water.
Minimum machinery:
A "purely passive" solar-heated house would have no mechanical furnace unit, relying instead on energy captured from sunshine, only supplemented by "incidental" heat energy given off by lights, candles , other task-specific appliances (such as those for cooking, entertainment, etc.), showering, people and pets. The use of natural air currents (rather than mechanical devices such as fans) to circulate air is related, though not strictly solar design.
Yes, an actual Olympus ZUIKO lens on this plastic camera! The AFL cost as much as an SLR body back in the day. But . . . it was designed and built to have hard-wired Lithium batteries for power. Hard-wired as in non-interchangeable - ever. So you had a limited number of rolls of film you could use and then . . . go buy another Olympus! Or not. Hey, Olympus engineers, ever hear of AA Alkalines?
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The term solar panel is best applied to a flat solar thermal collector, such as a solar hot water or air panel used to heat water, air, or otherwise collect solar thermal energy. But 'solar panel' may also refer to a photovoltaic module which is an assembly of solar cells used to generate electricity. In all cases, the panels are typically flat, and are available in various heights and widths.
An array is an assembly of solar-thermal panels or photovoltaic (PV) modules; the panels can be connected either in parallel or series depending upon the design objective. Solar panels typically find use in residential, commercial, institutional, and light industrial applications.
Solar-thermal panels saw widespread use in Florida and California until the 1920s when tank-type water heaters replaced them. A thriving manufacturing business soon dwindled. However, solar-thermal panels are still in production, and are common in portions of the world where energy costs, and solar energy availability, are high as a direct result of today’s global warming effects .
Recently there has been a surge toward large scale production of PV modules. In parts of the world with significantly high insolation levels, PV output and their economics are enhanced. PV modules are the primary component of most small-scale solar-electric power generating facilities. Larger facilities, such as solar power plants typically contain an array of reflectors (concentrators), a receiver, and a thermodynamic power cycle, and thus use solar-thermal rather than PV.
The largest solar panel in the world is under construction in the south of Portugal. A 116-megawatt facility covering a 250-hectare south-facing hillside in the southern Alentejo region and it will produce electricity for 25,000 households.
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Solar radiation reaches the Earth's upper atmosphere at a rate of 1366 watts per square meter (W/m2).
While traveling through the atmosphere 6% of the incoming solar radiation (insolation) is reflected and 16% is absorbed resulting in a peak irradiance at the equator of 1,020 W/m². Average atmospheric conditions (clouds, dust, pollutants) further reduce insolation by 20% through reflection and 3% through absorption.
Atmospheric conditions not only reduce the quantity of insolation reaching the Earth's surface but also affect the quality of insolation by diffusing incoming light and altering its spectrum.
After passing through the Earth's atmosphere, most of the sun's energy is in the form of visible and Infrared radiations. Plants use solar energy to create chemical energy through photosynthesis. Humans regularly use this energy burning wood or fossil fuels, or when simply eating the plants.
A recent concern is "Global Dimming" an effect of pollution that is allowing less sunlight to reach the Earth's surface. It is intricately linked with pollution particles and global warming, and it is mostly of concern for issues of global climate change, but is also of concern to proponents of solar power because of the existing and potential future decreases in available solar energy. The order of magnitude is about 4% less solar energy available at sea level over the timeframe of 1961–90, mostly from increased reflection from clouds back into outer space.
Midland Metro urbos3 tram No18 lowers the pantograph at Handsworth Booth Street tram stop in order to test the rooftop mounted lithium batteries that will enable the tram to run catenary-free on the westside tramway extension currently under construction in Birmingham.
This is the battery for my Golf Powakaddy and it's getting a charge for my next round of golf!!
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For Macro Monday's theme- Less than 2 Inches. Macro straight out of the camera. Used a small flashlight to do some lighting on the subject.
Resin has been applied/cured/soaked into the "fleece" material shroud. The top edges of the binding plates are painted black to match the shroud.
As far as I'm concerned this 12.8vdc nominal battery is ready to install in the Fiero as it's new AUX, 12vdc accessory battery.
It will be secured with a bar across the middle of the battery, "right between the cell terminals" and then the individual LiFePO4 cell charge regulators will be attached to that bar, and permanently wired in place with terminal lugs.
Here you see 4ea, 3.2volt nominal 100Ah LiFePO4 cells strapped together into a 12.8vdc nominal battery pack.
The plywood pieces are on the face ends of the outer cells, to keep them from bulging under use, and the strapping keeps the pack nice and tight, so tha the busbars do not damage the internal battery posts.
Later, I'll apply a "Fleece" sock around the pack, and soak it with a fiberglass resin. This will protect the battery from being damaged. The use of the duct tape keeps the fiberglass resin from adhering to the individual LiFePO4 cells, so that if the pack ever had to be pulled apart for cell replacement, it will be much easier to do so.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Even though the batteries haven't even been used, some are already showing a small amount of bulging, merely from standing up, over time the plastic flexes. This allows the internal plates to separate somewhat, will cause capacity loss, and eventual failure from dry spots on the plates. Anyone who uses prismatic cells, please, please restrain your cells or you'll not be happy with yourself later. Cylindrical cells don't seem to have this problem, but who wants to weld up several hundred batteries into a pack, not me.
Senior physics major Henry Hamper, an undergraduate research grant recipient at UMSL, makes nanoporous carbons in Benton Hall. His work in the lab is aimed at improving lithium batteries and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Check back soon for a full UMSL Daily story on Hamper and his research. (Photo by August Jennewein)
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Has anyone experienced this? This is the battery from my beloved 17-inch MacBook Pro. It's become swollen for some odd reason. I've removed it.
1st shot with new toys... can u say stoked?!
with 4 x sbr200's light system (additional 2 to kit)
just started experimenting with this lighting setup..
this shot with D2X and a NikonDX 1:4G ED 12-24 at @14mm
sb800 to lower right...
sbr200 high left
sbr200 on cam at 1oclock
1600/f10/100iso
not the most exciting subject matter, i know... but I had to shoot the 1st thing in sight after putting it together!
3 D-ion batteries recharge in hours instead of minutes, and comes the day when electric cars faster gas-powered vehicles at the pump “fill” can be recharged. 3-D format and more powerful, rechargeable dozens of other electronic devices for long battery life can be based.The scientists said:”Recharge mobile phones, laptops and other electronic products for the time can certainly be an occasional nuisance, ” said Prieto.
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