Compiling an AE/RE/HE FAQ and links
By RatOmeter, Section Diaries Posted on Tue Feb 3rd, 2004 at 01:17:50 PM MST
Let's discuss content for a website.

I'm a software engineer (or "programmer" to my sister who actually has an engineering degree) and a technical writer with a long-time interest in Alternative Energy. I've been planning for quite some time to populate my now idle website with white papers, tutorials, FAQs, links and all manner of topics related to Alternate/Renewable/Home Energy as well as other topics.   I'd like to share my incomplete list here and ask you for your comments and suggestions.  If/when I get anything useful up at my website, I'll be certain to include credits/references to people and websites that have contributed.  Most of the items below have at least some work done on them, but only to 'rough draft' level. Please feel free to post links to your favorites and your own web sites.  You're also welcome to submit your own content, though I cannot pay you even a thin dime.  Also feel free to tell me if you think I'm full of it. Take heed, I am a Capricorn, from whence comes the term capricious.  It sometimes takes a little outside influence to get me to complete something.  So if you think this would be good content for an instructional website, please let me know and help be my "get it done" conscience. Tutorials/white papers/FAQs: Sources of Energy What is Alternative/Renewable Energy? What is Home Power Generation? Economics: Energy Generation and Conservation On the Commoditization of Renewable Energy FAQ: Generating Energy at Home FAQ: Basic Electronics FAQ: Photovoltaic Systems FAQ: Wind Systems FAQ: Hydro Systems Links (not complete by a long shot) in no particular order: Home power generation magazine/website http://www.homepower.com/ Electronic circuits for model trains http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/CircuitIndex.html#index Forum for Renewable/Alternative Energy discussions http://www.fieldlines.com Web retailer of magnets, magnet wire and more http://www.wondermagnet.com Magnet manufacturer in Meeker, Oklahoma.  Custom capabilities. http://www.mwimagnets.com Rare earth magnet importer http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/ Resistor value calculator for series LEDs http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/led.htm Voltage divider calculator http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/r2.htm Resistor value calculator for single LEDs http://www.luxeonstar.com/resistor-calculator.php Manufacturer of 1 to 10kW wind generators in Norman, Oklahoma http://www.bergey.com Wind maps for North America http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html Solar energy map for North America http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/ Find things on the web http://www.google.com Google tricks http://www.ozzu.com/viewtopic.php?t=340 Indicator and display circuits for AE http://www.acs.comcen.com.au/buildindics.html Tutorial on diodes http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/diode.htm tutorial on transistors http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/tran.htm Good basic electronics site: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/map.htm Another good electronics tutorial site: http://www.ffldusoe.edu/Faculty/Denenberg/Topics/Electronics/Ale x_Pounds/ Homemade, homepower inverter with details http://www.schmitzhouse.com/Johns_Electronics_02.htm Lots of DIY guides for sale, cheap. http://www.rainbowtradingpost.co.uk/guides1.html sine inverter by RobD http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2004/1/13/10591/9027 Over-wire current sensors 50A+ http://www.ampsense.com/ PCB mount current sensors, 50A+ http://www.allegromicro.com/sf/0750/ Retailer of interesting electronic stuff http://www.allelectronics.com/ High efficiency, high power density motors: http://www.thingap.com/advantage.htm#high Solar PV and more retailer http://www.sierrasolar.com/index.html Circuits for pulse charging to desulphate lead-acid batteries http://www.flex.com/~kalepa/lowpower.htm DC-DC converter tutorial http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/appnote_number/710/ln/en Wilderness survival kit advice http://chuckr.freeshell.org/survkit.htm Comparison of torroid and E-l transformer cores http://www.tortech.com.au/article.html

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