Energy Harvesting and conservation techniques

large_ghostman

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• Feb 23, 2014

• #21

Yes stanby power! dads pet hate , would make a good project!

 

NorthGuy

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• Feb 23, 2014

• #22

Modern wall-warts are much better than the old ones and do not use much when plugged in and not used. Some of them are over 90% efficient, and they're getting better and better.

 

large_ghostman

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• Feb 23, 2014

• #23

ours must be old! most get very warm if left on, if nothing else its been good to actually stop and think about the power I use, I no longer leave the spectrum analyzer on standby, I wait for it to warm up instead. I didnt realize just how much power it used on standby

 

4pyros

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• Feb 23, 2014

• #24

Sorry but what do you mean by TEG?
Thermoelectric Generator???

 

misterT

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• Feb 24, 2014

• #25

Little Ghostman said:

we dont live in the middle of nowhere as such, but we have no end of power cuts! 23 since end of July, most are less than 12 hours.

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That is a lot! I think there are about one power cut a year at my parents farm.. and if the power cut is too long (over 6 hours) the power company pays you for "damages". Most power cuts are due to storms and falling trees.