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  • Creating Light
  • Controlling Electrical Current
  • Flashing, Dimming, and Oscillating
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  • Computer controlled LEDs
  • Computer controlled motors
  • Sensing the world
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  • Programming
  • Solar Power
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Home Electronics for Artists Solar Power Harvesting non-solar energy

Electronics for Artists

  • Introduction
  • Creating Light
  • Controlling Electrical Current
  • Flashing, Dimming, and Oscillating
  • Creating Motion and Sound
  • Computer controlled LEDs
  • Computer controlled motors
  • Sensing the world
  • Communication
  • Programming
  • Solar Power
    • Sunshine only
    • Running only at night
    • Storing enough power for the whole night
    • Powered when needed
    • Activated on a timer
    • Harvesting non-solar energy
    • Solar Powered Computers
    • Links to give you some ideas
  • Arduino

Harvesting non-solar energy

Many of the approaches we have used for solar power can be used to harvest power from other sources. We can harvest heat energy, wind energy, sound energy, vibration energy, or the energy of the viewers of the art as they pass by.

 

‹ Activated on a timer up Solar Powered Computers ›