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Skin composed by circular pieces of opaque glass (which could provide solar power and some level of transparency, according to the daily demand).
Pele composta por peças circulares de vidro opaco (que podem prover energia solar e algum grau de transparência, de acordo com a demanda diária).
Firing Strips & 1/2" Coroplast - Makes up most of the solar cell panel housing, other than the plexiglass panel that goes on top after the installation of the solar cells.
This particular coroplast is very similiar to what is normally used in signs, but much thicker and sturdier. I purchased this from my local sign shop, a 4'x8' sheet just under $30, which will make 4ea 2'x4' solar panels.
Solder up 40ea solar cells, of which you can find many styles on EBay, (For example Ebay # 130366777370 ) and you'll have very nice panels, much less expensive than current commercially made panels.
It's looking like these 4 solar panels are going to come in at well under $150 each.
“Test sphere mounted on the end of the third stage of the Vanguard rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 3¼-pound, 6.4-inch sphere, designed and built at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., has six antennas and two radio transmitters capable of sending signals to tracking station on the ground hundreds of miles away. The six rectangular objects on the surface of the aluminum sphere are solar batteries which will power the radio transmitters.”
Note the reflections in the satellite…a parking lot, with cars visible. So, possibly taken at the NRL prior to shipment to Cape Canaveral, or somewhere on Cape Canaveral (other than LC-18) during preflight testing, inspection, transport…or not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Much more amusingly...although it might not've been "flight-rated", and merely used here to temporarily secure the satellite, check out the good, old-fashioned hose clamp! Regardless, I LOVE IT.
Hmm...note in this diagram that the "shaft" to which the hose clamp is attached, is indeed part of the satellite/launch vehicle, labeled as the "SEPARATION MECHANISM". Maybe it did fly:
www.americaspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/vanguard1...
Credit: AmericaSpace website
I remember seeing this photograph, or variants of it, in countless books, magazines, etc., from childhood on. Hence, a very nostalgic photograph for me. And now, seeing it for the first time at such high resolution, a very nice photo indeed.
Additionally, per the NSSDCA website, at:
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=VAGT3
"Vanguard Test Vehicle 3 (TV3) was the first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth. It was a small satellite designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle and study the effects of the environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit. It also was to be used to study micrometeor impacts and to obtain geodetic measurements through orbit analysis. The IGY Vanguard satellite program was designed with the purpose of launching one or more Earth orbiting satellites during the International Geophysical Year (IGY).
At launch on 6 December 1957 at 16:44:34 UT at the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the booster ignited and began to rise but about 2 seconds after liftoff, after rising about a meter, the rocket lost thrust and began to settle back down to the launch pad. As it settled against the launch pad the fuel tanks ruptured and exploded, destroying the rocket and severely damaging the launch pad. The Vanguard (Vanguard 1A) satellite was thrown clear and landed on the ground a short distance away with its transmitters still sending out a beacon signal. The satellite was damaged, however, and could not be reused. It is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
[airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/satellite-vanguard-...
Credit: NASM website]
The exact cause of the accident was never determined, presumably it was due to a fuel leak between the fuel tank and the rocket engine, possibly due to a loose connection in a fuel line or low fuel pump inlet pressure allowing some of the burning fuel in the thrust chamber to leak back into the fuel tank."
Additional excellent & pertinent Vanguard reading:
www.spaceflighthistories.com/post/vanguard
Credit: “SPACEFLIGHT HISTORIES” website
And:
www.drewexmachina.com/2017/12/06/vanguard-tv-3-americas-f...
Credit: Andrew LePage/Drew Ex Machina website
Finally…interesting:
www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/000241.html
Credit: collectSPACE website
My Mom suggested I do an image like this & call it Global Warming. I created this in Photoshop, using FlamingPear's LunarCell, SolarCell, Glitterato, & Flood.
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Exploded view of my DIY ArnoCam.
Purpose :
This simple DIY project is a further development of my One-Pixel-Camera build in 2008. See this link for more details. The main purpose of this unit is to detect (fast) moving objects in the nature such as birds, moving wing of bees and butterflies, and sends an alert to a standard wireless Door Chime ( actually a Lidl Paget Trading Model 0986 ) to inform me that something has happen near the targer. If positioned at a certain distance from an target to accommodate the time equal or more than the shutterlag of a camera, maybe automatic picture taking from small birds and insect in flight may be a option ( wishful thinking ? ). Until now it has a simple alert function. An IR LED and some interface to initiate a firing cycle of most remote wired camera's ( 70 msec pulse ) is provided. The overal reaction time from movement to a fire signal at the output is about 2 msec. I used a classic phototransistor as detector because the response time of a Pyro detector is very slow. Later on, I will also do an experiment with a solarcell as detector because its sensor area is much bigger.
Concept and Construction :
This small project consist of 2 stacked ( cascaded ) 8 diopter loupe lenses with a diameter of 50 mm, to bring the focus at about 60 mm. Some electronics are build around a PIC 12F675 device with a low cost 433 Mhz TX radio module. All the parts are fitted in a standard 50 mm diameter plastic waterpipe. The wireless remote code for the doorbell is also implemented by software and generated by the PIC device. The camera housing is meant less or more to be weather proof. Ice, snow and condensation on the lens may be a problem so regular cleaning maybe necessary . Until now it has no accessible parts on its outside to avoid dust and humidity inside. Also there is no ON / OFF switch provided because this gadget draws only very little current ( 2 mA ) during operation, so it can run ca. 1000 hours or more than 40 days on one set of 4 X rechargable 2100 mA NiMh AA batteries.
To be continued ...
The school in Stadsskogen in Alingsås City is Sweden´s first school certified as zero energy bulding. The roof is covered with 1300 sqm solar cells, then the largest solar cell unit on building in Sweden.
Built: 2013. Architect: Liljewall arkitekter.
www.liljewall-arkitekter.se (website only in Swedish)
www.nollhus.se (website only in Swedish)
Tonight my colleague Lesa invited me to participate in a discussion with the German artist Hans Kalliwoda who has launched his traveling exhibition "World in a Shell" in Rotterdam. He is currently camped with his high-tech container/ tent construction which generates its own energy by solar and wind power and recycles its water on the lawn in front of the NAi. Most of his technological appliances and furniture elements are installed in modular gray beechwood cubes that can be connected and combined and easily moved from one space to another.
It's an interesting project - a combination of art, architecture, engineering, lifestyle and travel, which involved the support of 250 engineering students from TU Delft (and a total of 50 man years).
Hans has been traveling different parts of the world for decades with his art installations, and he has been preparing this project which is just entering its active phase since 2000. He still has a few open spaces on his map to go and would love to be invited to more exhibitions anywhere in the world. If you have good connections with a gallery/ museum who might invite him to camp outside their building (and to learn more about the project), you can get in touch with him via his website www.worldinashell.net.
If you're in Rotterdam, you can still pay him a visit in the next two days. He will pack up and move on on Sunday.
Close up of one of the panels on the Durham University Solar Car. The coating on this particular panel looked like it had shattered, giving it a pattern of cracks similar to broken glass.
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Photovoltaic panels are wiped off for peak performance at The Wash Basket Laundromat, in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, on April 20, 2011. The business qualified for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Rural Energy for America Program assistance to add 72 photovoltaic panels (solar cells) which helps runs the laundry machines and reduce electrical demand by 1/3. The array generates 20,000 KW/year, an approximate $250 savings per month. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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In the Solar Café you can choose between sitting in the greenhouse or in the building with solar cells on the roof. The black squares in the glass are parts in a photovoltaic system (solar cells) that produces electricity and yet you have enough light for the plants inside the greenhouse. Solar cells can convert more energy when the sun is high in the sky and less in cloudy conditions or when the sun is low. Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) will increasingly influence our built environment, roofs, walls, windows and so on.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building-integrated_photovoltaics
The café is one of the buildings at the ETC Solar Park in Katrineholm.
etcsolpark.se (website in Swedish)
The National Park Service installed (3) huge banks of solar panels to provide green energy to the North Manitou Island National Park. The solar panels charge batteries that provide electricity to the entire village area. In the Fall, when the requirements are higher, a supplemental generator is run on occasion.
Now all we need is a little sun!!!
photo used here: www.aboutmyplanet.com/alternative-energy/solar/india-to-i...
and here: www.solarend.com/solar-energy-in-india/
and here: www.openmontenegro.eu/2011/03/30/zelena-energija-postaje-...
A worker tends to one of the solar panels Sarnia Solar Project, in Sarnia Ontario, Canada. The 950 acre facility has 1.3 million panels and produces 80-megawatt which is enough power to service 292,000 homes, making the solar farm the largest solar farm in the world.
In order to anticipate upcoming thermal building regulations, the owner of the house opted for an energy efficient building right away. Very quickly, clay proved to be an exceptionally versatile building material meeting the specifications on façade and roof.
Architect: Allier-Myotte
Client: Maison Helies
Photographer: Laurent Cheviet
Clay roof tiles: Vauban straight cut natural red, KoraSun® PV support roof tiles and Actua slate grey.
Read more about the project on our Architectum blog.
Photovoltaics, research done at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is the process of directly converting sunlight to electricity. This field of energy technology is one of the fastest growing areas of scientific research in recent years. The work at PNNL is focused on enabling durable, cost-effective solar technology through use of unique materials, and unique thin film deposition technology. Our goal is to produce highly efficient, durable, cost-effective photovoltaic thin film devices to meet the world’s growing demand for clean, green energy. In photo, a researcher prepares high purity glassware for photovoltaic materials synthesis.
In this photo: PNNL Scientist Brian Riley
For more information, visit www.pnl.gov/news
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Firing Strips & 1/2" Coroplast - Makes up most of the solar cell panel housing, other than the plexiglass panel that goes on top after the installation of the solar cells.
This particular coroplast is very similiar to what is normally used in signs, but much thicker and sturdier. I purchased this from my local sign shop, a 4'x8' sheet just under $30, which will make 4ea 2'x4' solar panels.
Solder up 40ea solar cells, of which you can find many styles on EBay, (For example Ebay # 130366777370 ) and you'll have very nice panels, much less expensive than current commercial panels.
It's looking like these 4 solar panels are going to come in at well under $150 each.
Skytech Solar specializes in installing Solar Panels and Solar Power systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Go Solar now and take advantage of Solar Energy to reduced PG&E rates, charging you electric car and reducing your overall carbon footprint.
Skytech Solar specializes in installing Solar Panels and Solar Power systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Go Solar now and take advantage of Solar Energy to reduced PG&E rates, charging you electric car and reducing your overall carbon footprint.
Zonnecellen op de nieuwe perronoverkapping.
"Look up there!" Solar cells on the platform roof. Compare November 12, 2011.
In order to anticipate upcoming thermal building regulations, the owner of the house opted for an energy efficient building right away. Very quickly, clay proved to be an exceptionally versatile building material meeting the specifications on façade and roof.
Architect: Allier-Myotte
Client: Maison Helies
Photographer: Laurent Cheviet
Clay roof tiles: Vauban straight cut natural red, KoraSun® PV support roof tiles and Actua slate grey.
Read more about the project on our Architectum blog.
8 flats built in 2004. Architect: White arkitekter. Builder: Familjebostäder.
Solar cells on southern wall (109 sqm) and on roof (118 sqm). Export of localy produced electricity during day time and purchase of electricity from the grid at night. Project name in Swedish: Lysande.
www.white.se (website also in English)
Boulder, Colorado. This is the beginnings of a solar energy facility in Boulder, Colorado.
This station is rated an 1 megawatt. I disagree with the rating method which misleads the public. It will rarely achieve this maximum! At night it's practically zero output. Cloudy days: little.
According to the city of Boulder: Solar facilities are rated (per industry standards) according to their maximum power generation output. The 75th Street Solar PV facility will have nameplate DC rating of 1 megawatt or 1,000,000 watts. This is the peak power generation (mid-summer, mid-day, clear skies).