Category: Bench Test
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My 12 Volt Hotplate Cooktop Prototype – Cooking without an inverter
This project has the goal of the total conversion of a portable kitchen cooktop / hot plate to pure 12 volts DC operation – NO inverter! Second is to show and demonstrate that such an appliance should exist. I believe this type of 12 volt appliance should be common and affordable. With a 12 volt…
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VIDEO: Digital Multimeters for DIY Solar Power – Tutorial guide
Beginner Friendly! I have produced a second tutorial video about learning to use a Digital Multimeter (DMM) with DIY solar power. In this Part 2 video, I will teach you how do basic measurements and checks against some solar power components. In the video I will also be reviewing my Gochifix 3-in-1 digital multimeter and…
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Solar PV Solid-State heating elements (Diode Strings) explained
This post is mainly to address the lack of understanding about solar powered (PV-to-Load) solid-state heating elements – also called a diode string or chain. The Part 2 video presentation and this blog post should help fill in the blanks. The video itself is also posted here on this page. Watching Part 1 is also…
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Boiling Diodes: a more efficient way to heat water and cook food using Solar Power
Why Solid State Solar Electric Heating Elements Matter Update: further research has been conducted into this topic, and it has been very fruitful. Videos showing some of the latest results are posted on this page. While continuing my research into solid-state solar electric PV-to-Load heating elements, I decided to try heating and if possible boiling…
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Solid State Solar Electric Heating Elements
Background Update: further research has been conducted into this topic, and it has been very fruitful. Videos showing some of the latest results are posted on this page. I’ve spent a lot of time working with resistance style heating elements to extract heat from solar panel arrays. Uses include space heating, cooking food and heating…
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Bateria Power 20A MPPT Solar Charge Controller review / bench test
Recently a company called Bateria Power offered to send me their 20A MPPT charge controller (SunRock 20pro) for review. I was not even aware it existed, so I decided to give it a try. This unit is really small! It has no fans or moving parts, and appears to be totally sealed with an IP45…
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