Philosophy: I am posting engineering information because sustainable sources of energy, must become inexpensive and commonplace. Alternative sources of energy - solar and wind and ....? do not compare to fossel fuels in terms of energy content. T. Boone Pickens says look for 140$ a barrel oil in the summer of 2010. We have already seen a taste of that.
For example, the use of a 2 axis solar tracker with some solar panels, improves the collection efficiency by 30%. It is imperative that the cost of such, be as little as possible, so that the cost per installed watt be competitive and adopted sooner, and the world moves in that direction.
Bill Swann - By training, a mechanical engineer. See www.hstech.biz
Adam Hampton- is converting a VW, and plans to use LiFePO4 batteries fron Headway.. Also a coderwarrier. He is designing the circuits and microcontroller, to gimbal my solar panel array. See Lithium battery packs.
Steve Kobb - EV builder, who, before he built an EV, was not sure how to operate a pair of pliers.
Kevin Gildea - Assistance, with Solectria E-10 components.
Joe Williams - BOS,BTDT- There is nothing too broke that Joe can't fix. Knowledgeable machinist.
Mike Hancock - PhD,Professor Emertis. Electron microscopes and cladding and such.
Kevin Douglass -A Honda conversion using the 90 HP 3 phase motor from Siemens. We may yet design a AC controller.
Oguz of Bipom Electronics- Invaluable help in the area of microcontrollers. I will be using one on the PV solar tracker. This picture is a very early model. To see the current design, see www.watt-tracker.com .