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A boost-topology battery charger powered from a solar panel
Aimee Kalnoskas1
Now appearing in the January 4th issue of EETimes Technical Paper Highlights.... A solar cell's typical voltage is 0.7 V. Many panels have eight cells in series and are capable of producing 5.6 V at most. This paper identifies key concerns in implementing such a modification and provides a design...
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Jan 4, 2012
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New resources on solar power now on ti.com
Energy Blog
Soaring and fluctuating fossil fuel prices have become a reality reflecting our strong dependence on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the forecasted demand in energy is expected to double through 2030 and could outstrip supply, resulting in an anticipated increase in energy prices. This paves the way...
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Mar 30, 2011
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TI sponsors University of Illinois Solar Decathlon team
nancy!
Texas Instruments is stepping up its involvement with the Solar Decathlon by sponsoring the University of Illinois team for the 2009 competition. As a bit of background, the Solar Decathlon is a DOE-sponsored, bi-annual contest to design, build and operate the most attractive, energy efficient homes...
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Oct 27, 2009
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The Museum of the Future
PaulWestbrook
There are many museums lining the mall in Washington D.C. These museums focus on history. For the past two weeks a museum of the future was placed on the mall as the Solar Decathlon competition took place. It was a village like no other – twenty student designed and built solar homes all striving...
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Oct 20, 2009
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The Solar Decathlon Experience at the UIUC
nancy!
Once just a glimmer in our eyes, the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon (SD09) competition is now upon us. In October, twenty university teams from around the world will bring their high-tech houses to the National Mall in Washington DC to show off their skills in super-energy-efficient home design...
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Oct 5, 2009
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Oceanic thermal energy conversion – large scale energy harvesting
nancy!
With energy usage top of mind, who hasn’t been exposed to commercials stating “the energy produced buy the sun in one minute equals the amount used by the entire population of the planet for one year,” or a similar, hard to define claim. The truth is there’s an incredible amount...
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Jun 23, 2009
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2009 Solar Decathlon
nancy!
Texas Instruments and the 2009 Solar Decathlon Texas Instruments has long been committed to driving energy innovation. In October, TI will continue its involvement in building a greener future as a returning sponsor of the 2009 Solar Decathlon. This event brings together 20 university teams from across...
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Jun 18, 2009
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Solar energy storage for utility and harvesting applications
Nagarajan Sridhar
Capturing the energy from the sun and transferring it to electrical or thermal energy can be used to its fullest potential only if it can be stored. On a cloudy or rainy day or at night, energy needs to be provided to the consumer at any given time or on a continual basis. For this, storage technology...
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May 8, 2009
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Every Day is Earth Day
PaulWestbrook
In 1970 Senator Gaylord Nelson called for the first Earth Day to be held on April 22nd. The goal was to raise environmental awareness and seek solutions to the environmental degradation that had begun to afflict parts of the planet. Senator Nelson once said “The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary...
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Apr 22, 2009
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Band-gap engineering in photovoltaics: a simple yet challenging concept
Nagarajan Sridhar
Have you ever thought about how a solar cell functions and operates? Its function is quite simple: converting sunlight to electricity. Its operation is quite rudimentary. Solar cell is a semiconductor. The primary characteristic of a semiconductor is the presence of a band-gap . This band-gap has a finite...
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Apr 16, 2009
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Solar Week March 9-13
PaulWestbrook
When people talk of solar power efficiency they are almost always referring to the conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) panel. The PV conversion efficiency is the ability to turn available sunlight into a DC voltage and current. For most mass produced panels the efficiency number is in the...
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Mar 11, 2009
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Creating a resource efficient home
PaulWestbrook
Almost 15 years ago I designed my own resource efficient home , which is still ahead of its time even today. When we give tours of our home I’m often asked “what would you do differently?” Much has changed in the last 15 years. If I were designing a new resource efficient home right...
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Feb 4, 2009
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Investment continues in solar power
Nagarajan Sridhar
Once again, even during these trying times of money crunch and investment, California continues to be an ambassador of generating power using alternative energies. This time, the utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is planning to invest directly towards building and owning solar plants and panels...
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Feb 3, 2009
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Organic solar for energy harvesting
Nagarajan Sridhar
How about wearing a jacket that could power your cell phone? Well, this may soon become a reality and not something just seen in a comic book or in a futuristic movie. Organic solar materials, woven into your jacket, may be the solution. Organic solar, also called thin-film plastics, which has been long...
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Jan 13, 2009