Category: Channel News and Updates
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A 48V DC Oven For Our Kitchen
More proof that it doesn’t take fire-breathing high-voltage DC to perform many common household tasks! I’ve always believed that simple, small-scale low-voltage DC off grid systems could be useful all over the world – further expanding accessibility to solar technology and reducing setup costs. There is no reason off grid solar power has to be…
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Pure DC OFF GRID Solar Power – DC Kitchen, Heating And Lighting – IT WORKS!
We have built and installed a simple 100% DC off grid solar power system prototype in our house that uses NO charge controller and NO inverter. It has been operating 24×7 for the past few months with zero problems. Currently the system provides space heating, cooking and lighting using direct PV-DC with or without a…
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My New 35 Acre Solar Powered Homestead!
After many years of wanting a piece of land so I could scale up my experiments and research, that day has finally come. I have been at this for over 6 months since January 2025, packing and moving my stuff to the new land. Actually, it’s almost the end of summer and I’m STILL moving…
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Off Grid AC and LiFePo4 Battery Upgrades for my Solar Workshop – ongoing updates and videos
Update 8-11-2024 – the upgraded off electrical grid system has been operating for a few weeks now with no problem. I can run my air conditioner all day, shop tools, air filters, lights and everything else. However I still use a lot of direct solar electric power, bypassing the batteries, inverter and charge controller wherever…
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My Portable 18V job site oven project – working prototype
In this article I am presenting a very special and unique DIY prototype project. There is also a video presentation if you prefer, posted below. For years, I believed the need for flexible, multi-voltage mobile small-scale DC cooking appliances would dramatically increase over the next few years; and that there should be more choices on…
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My Portable Solar Electric Toaster Oven prototype – cooking without batteries!
Hi folks, hope you’re doing well. In what is possibly a first, I am unveiling a new prototype invention – a mini PV solar electric toaster oven. It is lightweight, portable and I think would be fairly cheap to produce. It easily bakes or roasts bread, meat, vegetables and whatever else – all day using…
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My Mini 100 Watt solar electric oven prototype – Simple Solar Cooking!
Can a single 100 Watt 12V solar panel supply enough power to cook or bake food by itself? I’ve been thinking about this question for years. A simple portable electric oven that operates off of such a small amount of power could change everything. Finally, after a long wait, the opportunity came to test the…
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