Solar Electric Power, Heating, Cooling and Refrigeration

Solar Electric Power +

Solar Hot Water Heating. +

Solar powered Air Conditioning +

Solar Powered Refrigeration

Regulation of Temperature in a Confined Space. +

Sun Powered Turbo Generator Idea by Peter L. Peres +

Internal injection flash steam heat engine. +

Offset trough "vertical" collector

Also:

• pumps
• cooking
• Heat engines

See also:

• http://www.redrok.com/NewtonSolarSteamManuscript.pdf Engineering paper on a solar concentrator with steam boiler and turbine. Very detailed, well written. End result was 1.9% effeciency.
  
• http://www.pasolar.ncat.org/lessons.php Lesson 1: Energy Use in the Home. Lesson 2: Solar Hot Water Basics. Lesson 3: Solar Water-Heating Systems Siting and Sizing. Lesson 4: Installing Solar Water-Heating Systems. Lesson 5: Photovoltaics (PV) System Basics. Lesson 6: PV System Selection and Sizing. Lesson 7: PV System Installation. Lesson 8: PV System Maintenance. Lesson 9: Economics.
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• http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative-Energy/1976-05-01/The-Hot-Line-Solar-Collector.aspx Hot air collector compensates for suns elevation through out the year.
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• http://www.thesietch.org/projects/solarthermalpanel2/index.htm Solar water heater from a refrigerator coil, floor mat, glass and wooden frame.+
• http://www.dulley.com/docs/f695.htm Solar preheater for hot water heater. Very basic ideas and descriptions, then a link to low cost plans and more detailed instructions.+
• http://www.solorb.com/elect/solarcirc/ Circuits for SOlar power, also includes design for a solar panel heater+
• http://www.redrok.com/electron.htm#led3 Solar tracker circuit, kit and assembled. Huge page with solar info.
  • http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/itemDetailsRender.shtml?xi=xi&ItemId=1611577006 recommended gear motor.
• http://www.suburbia.com.au/~ata/articles/68heater.htm A solar space heater
• http://ww2.green-trust.org:8383/2000/solar/solar.htm Excellent information and links.

Archive:

• List post "Chernobyl - 20 years ago today" After May 1st, this turned to a discussion of solar power. +
• List post "Solar Steam Engines..." +
• PICList post "Solar water heating economics" +

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