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Solar Impulse solar-electric-airplane has resumed its around-the-world flight

I was able to attend the landing of the Solar Impulse airplane at Moffett Field, in Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, last night.

This is a pure electric airplane with sufficient solar panels and energy storage to let it fly for several days at a time. The only limit is the pilot. It's an amazing aircraft, and the team is focused on making it around the world with zero fuel consumption.

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lifepo4 36v system

Hi Y'all
it's been a while since I,ve been on here.
I need help. I bought some GBS lithium 36v 60ah batts and want to charge with solar panel. This will not be primary charger, but a "range extender". Panel is rated 40v Vmp, 47.7 Voc, 5.4 Imp. Is this voltage high enough to charge
the batts? Will waivering current (ie shadows, direction change) effect the batts?
My thinking is that the panel is small enough that the only time the panel will actually charge batts is when load Amp is lower than charge Amp. Also thinking MPPT charger if need be.

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solar panel on individual lifepo cells

I have made my 24v scooter run from 7 lifepo cells (10ahr)
I have put a 5v 5w solar panel on each cell.
I like this better than charging a string and worrying about balancing.
I never run it down too far and leave it in the sun 2 or 3 days. Between rides. Luckily it never seems to overcharge the cells as they are all around 3.3 v when ever i measure them.

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Solar and wind charging onboard? Stinger Motors

Solar/wind charging, 4 wheel hub motors, I'm interested.

Stinger Motors Inc. Looks like they don't have a website yet but they are featured on this site:

http://www.sunvee.com/solarevs.htm

They do have a pdf though

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Solar recharging EV's

I'm just thinking ahead here..

I just ordered myself a vectrix, and I was thinking: there must be a way to recharge this with the power of the sun.
Not directly, but indirectly of course.

I don't know much about solar stuff or electronics, but could the following be realistic somehow?

-Find some old or cheap solar panels
-hook them to recharge (enough) (old car-)batteries
-convert the 12V DC to 220 V AC
-plug in vehicle when needed.

I have no idea how to set this up, but I guess some people here could help me out with the theory?

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Xof1 Solar car in Seattle (gallery and video)

This amazing solar car is currently in Seattle. Marcelo will be driving down the west coast in the coming weeks. If you can see the car, it is like a UFO on the road.

http://peakoilgarage.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/solar-car-xof1-in-seattle-now/

The story, the gallery and a cool video are at that link above.

XOF1_crossing_the_artic_circle.jpg

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Ooooogah!

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World's Ugliest Car Gets Unsurprisingly High Gas Mileage

A solar car has been developed at National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, built to compete in races such as the Australian World Solar Challenge (WSC). It's not clear whether they mean to produce these for sale on the market.

It's a low speed EV but due to it's light weight they can completely charge the pack in ?3? hours of sunlight.

There are links below -- the gizmodo article calls this ugly, so much for taste.

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Flex solar panels any links yet? (run with no silicon)

I am thinking about using these for a Non-EV prototype

if any one has this months Pop-science they did an article on them and the processes on how they make solar panels with No Silicon!

if any one has more info please tell me

MiKeM

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