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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Flickr member Pocket-sized breadboarded a solar/magnetic pendulum as seen in the BEAM book - JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
The self-sufficiency of solar power can really up the fun-factor in these builds - Magnetic Pendulum on Flickr
This site explains the project a bit more, and highlighting it’s strengths:
- Back EMF powers the led
- slight vibrations allow the system to self start
- solar powered means years of joy with no support needed (this is my favorite part of beam art - it’s allows there for you)
- self timing
- the magnet induces a slight current into the coil
- this extra current coupled with the energy stored in the capacitors trips the power dump
- the power dumped into the coil causes the magnet and coil to be attracted to each other
- there is only 1 degree of freedom in the system so it starts to swing predictably
- the orientation of the magnetic field pulls the pendulum towards dead center on the way in
- this same field pushes the pendulum away from the coil once it passes dead center
- Solar Pendulum
From the pages of MAKE:
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MAKE:06 p.54 - A Beginner’s guide to BEAM - Subscribers, read this article now in the digital edition.
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| Solar pendulum | | From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Flickr member Pocket-sized breadboarded a solar/magnetic pendulum as seen in the BEAM book - JunkBots, Bugbots, and Bots on Wheels
The self-sufficiency of solar power can really up the fun-factor in these builds - Magnetic Pendulum on Flickr
This site explains the project a bit more, and highlighting it’s strengths:
Back EMF powers [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Apr-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Solar powered poultry lighting |  This one is for Dale since the last phone conference call we had he was feeding his chickens… Solar powered poultry lighting - put together a solar system to power poultry lighting - increase winter egg production from REUK.co.uk.
If we received 1p every time someone emailed us about solar powered poultry lighting we would have [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-May-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Parabolic solar collector @ MIT |  The folks @ MIT are warming up to the idea of parabolic solar collectors, recently demonstrating this 12-foot dish of massive heating power -
– the completed mirror focuses enough solar energy at its focal point to melt solid steel. The energy of typical sunlight is concentrated by a factor of 1,000. This was [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 07-Jul-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Feeling the Heat in a Solar Race Car | | Driving 2,400 miles across the scorching Midwest in July without air conditioning is not pleasant, but it’s the only way to win a solar car race.
Eighteen collegiate teams will brave temperatures in the 90s and roads littered with road kill during the North American Solar Challenge, a 10-day road race from Texas to Alberta in [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Jul-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| ITP show: Solar chandelier |  Christian Cerrito & Petra Farinha’s Solar chandelier - A suspended solar/kinetic sculpture that gathers energy during the day, and dispenses light at night.
A kinetic mobile made of up of several independent light seeking, energy gathering BEAM robots. Each segment/robot of the chandelier will rely upon sensor input to move into an optimal position for [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-May-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Kotaku`s The Gamers Guide | Blogger | XBOX 360 Gamers Weblog
Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
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| Solar tricycle |  Instructables user dpearce1 made a solar-powered motorized trike, and an instruction set to go along with it. From the instructable:
The purpose of this project is to build a vehicle that:
-Provides free, ‘green’ transportation for short distances ( [..] Read complete article | | Published 16-May-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Sins of a Solar Empire finally gets demo treatment |  Filed under: PC, Strategy
Sins of a Solar Empire might just be the best game you've never played. Then again, maybe you have, considering how well the PC game has been selling since its early Februa [..] Read complete article | | Published 22-Mar-2008 by Jason Dobson in 4xiron-cladironcladsins-of-a-solar-empiresinsofasolarempirestardock
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| SUNN : Solar powered car | | At least this vehicle will not cause a debate about the source of the electrical power. You know, the one about electric cars still getting their energy from the grid. The SUNN is completely solar powered, and as the inventor states; “You get infinity miles per gallon”. Now, if it only had the styling of [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 07-Apr-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Build: Solar Theremin |  Jim sent me one of his Solar Theremin kits for this weeks build. My initial impressions of the kit are really good. It is very well documented and everything you need is included, except for the mint tin or case. In particular, I like the full color build instructions and schematics. I highly recommend building [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Jul-2008 by Nerdblog in General
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| Sins of a Solar Empire releases today in UK |  Filed under: PC, Strategy
Although we're sure plenty of Europeans have already pirated Sins of a Solar Empire -- and really, we can't blame you -- the game officially launches in the UK today. The surprise PC hi [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Jun-2008 by Alexander Sliwinski in ironcladkalypso-mediasins-of-a-solar-empiresinsofasolarempirestardock
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