Home power system
I think it would be cool to build a green power system. The thing is, I fail at Electronics.
I have enough technological knowhow to build everything in my diagram except for the box of mystery. I could probably build something to accept power from one of the above sources, but I don’t know how to make it accept from multiple sources.
If I can find a free stationary bike, I’m thinking of rigging it up to a motor to create a generator. That part is easy, and would probably make my little system work. The hard part is when I want to add more sources. I’d like to add a solar array at some point, and maybe even some wind turbines, but making the system accept all of those different voltages is beyond me. Also, building a failover circuit to switch to the dummy load to prevent overcharging the batteries is another difficult problem.
Also, how does voltage fluctuation work? Would I have to bike at one consistent speed? What happens if a cloud goes overhead while my solar panels are working? I have no idea how that stuff works. I’m glad I didn’t go into engineering.
On the plus side, I’ve already asked Jake to help, and he likes to tinker around with (and blow up) electronic stuff, so maybe this will work.
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Building the system sounds cool, but…why? For knowledge and self enrichment?