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Solar Shades

There’s something so elegant about this project. In addition to liking the overall design, I really like the educational aspect of these solar shades – having kids learn about solar energy, and the importance of finding the most efficient angle as they turn the panels. On the other hand, it is still extremely wasteful, like [...]

Roof-Link Circuit cont’d

What I’m trying to understand is how to make a slightly smarter circuit for the Roof-Link project (the mesh network of Xbee chips that send sensor readings from the 12th floor solar panel, down to our department on the 4th floor). What happens now, is that the 12th floor module senses the voltage coming in [...]