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#684 Engineer's Mini-Notebook Solar Cell Projects

Book notes: Engineer's Mini-Notebook Solar Cell Projects, by Forrest M. Mims III. First published January 1, 1999.

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Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • SOLAR ENERGY MILE STONES
  • ENERGY FROM THE SUN
  • THE SOLAR CONSTANT
    • SOLAR CONSTANT TABLE
  • SUNLIGHT AND ATMOSPHERE
  • SOLAR CELLS
    • HOW SOLAR CELLS WORK
    • SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY
    • SILICON SOLAR CELL RATINGS
    • SILICON SOLAR CELL VOLTAGE
    • INCREASING SOLAR CELL VOLTAGE
    • SILICON SOLAR CELL CURRENT
    • INCREASING SOLAR CELL CURRENT
    • SOLDERING LEADS TO SOLAR CELLS
    • MOUNTING SOLAR CELLS
    • ADUANTAGES OF MOUNTED CELLS
    • INSTALLING CELLS IN AN ENCLOSURE
    • MOUNTING SOLAR CELLS ON A PANEL
  • SOLAR CELL CONCENTRATORS
    • PARABOLIC REFLECTOR
    • FRESNEL LENS
    • TROUGH CONCENTRATOR
    • BOX CONCENTRATOR
  • SOLAR CELL BATTERY CHARGERS
    • STORAGE BATTERY PRECAUTIONS
    • SOLAR CELL BATTERY CHARGER
    • MONITORING A SOLAR CHARGER
  • TAKE A SOLAR CELL INTO SPACE
  • SOLAR POWERED MOTORS
    • BASIC SOLAR POWERED MOTOR
    • HIGHER POWER SOLAR MOTOR
    • REVERSIBLE SOLAR MOTOR
    • SOLAR MOTOR WITH BATTERY BACKUP
  • SOLAR ACTUATED MOTORS
    • POWER FET ACTUATOR (1)
    • TRANSISTOR ACTUATOR
    • POWER FET ACTUATOR (2)
    • OP AMP-POWER FET ACTUATOR
  • SOLAR CELL LIGHT METERS
    • LIGHT METER (VOLTAGE TYPE)
    • LIGHTMETER (CURRENT TYPE)
    • SOLAR CELL RADIOMETER
  • SUNLIGHT ACTUATED RELAY
  • LIGHT ACTUATED RELAY
  • BREAK-BEAM DETECTION
    • STEADY-STATE BREAK-BEAM SYSTEM
    • PULSED BREAK-BEAM SYSTEM
    • PULSED BREAK-BEAM TRANSMITTER
    • PULSED BREAK-BEAM RECEIVER
  • SUN POWERED TONE GENERATORS
    • SOLAR POWERED PIEZO BUZZER
    • SOLAR POWERED DUAL GATE OSCILLATOR
    • SOLAR POWERED S55 OSCILLATOR
    • SOLAR POWERED CLICKERS
  • LIGHT CONTROLLED TONE
    • LIGHT CONTROLLED 555 OSCILLATOR
    • HIGH-GAIN LIGHT CONTROLLED TONE
  • IR REMOTE CONTROL TESTERS
    • PIEZO AND MAGNETIC TESTERS
    • TRANSISTOR REMOTE CONTROL TESTER
    • OP AMP REMOTE CONTROL TESTER
  • SOLAR POWERED NIGHT LIGHT