#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.
Notes
See also:
- goodreads
- https://archive.org/details/Forrest_Mims-Engineers_Mini-Notebook_Solar_Cell_Projects_Radio_Shack_Electronic
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