This video is sponsored by Texas Instruments. I rarely do sponsored videos, but I'm happy to make an exception for Texas Instruments because they're true pioneers in the electronics industry with an amazing history. It's well worth looking up online.
Here's a link to the power management section of their website, which I mentioned in the video.
http://ow.ly/48oa30g97VK
A direct link to the components I mentioned so you can see the full datasheet:-
The power factor correction chip:-
http://ow.ly/K6s930g98Ns
The energy harvester:-
http://ow.ly/Piod30g98qy
The cute LED driver:-
http://ow.ly/mjBj30g98I3
And a link to the TI Wikipedia article to give you an insight into their fascinating history:-
http://ow.ly/w7wJ30g98Fz
Here's a link to the power management section of their website, which I mentioned in the video.
http://ow.ly/48oa30g97VK
A direct link to the components I mentioned so you can see the full datasheet:-
The power factor correction chip:-
http://ow.ly/K6s930g98Ns
The energy harvester:-
http://ow.ly/Piod30g98qy
The cute LED driver:-
http://ow.ly/mjBj30g98I3
And a link to the TI Wikipedia article to give you an insight into their fascinating history:-
http://ow.ly/w7wJ30g98Fz
The current leads the voltage for a capacitive load and vice versa for an inductive load.
C I V I L
I looked up harvesting power from vibrations, and found quite the interesting topic. I found, for example, a module that harvests power using piezoelectric. The device says that it can only bend up to a max of 1 mm where it will crack and become unusable. Yet it's actually harvesting electricity from all of those vibrational bends that happen over time that fall under the 1 mm.
Since you mentioned hot water, I have to wonder if you have the tankless on-demand delivery of water heating? Because with a hot water tank, you should have a fair bit of time before that tank's contents cool off all the way to room temp — especially if it's well insulated. And given your skills, I am surprised you don't have a power wall that could run your entire place for days. Such a system would be quite helpful to grid stability if people would either reload their battery banks during off-peak hours, or through solar.
I would say that TI got its money's worth when it decided to sponsor Clive for this video, wouldn't you?
I am surprised that you do not have a vertical wind mill and a battery back up system. Imagine the charge you could capture in your hurricane.
Is there a workable device for power factor correction for the domestic situation with smart meters?
bq25570 is even better, works down to 100mV Vin. Nuts..
I frign love TI.
Theyre just the beez kneez.
Love your videos. And Merry Christmas.
I had "The Little Professor" made by Texas Instruments when I was a child. I physically wore it out. I have so many great memories of learning math on that educational toy.
"Fully rechargeable"
When I was a teen-ager, I built a lot of DIY Electronics. I asked for so many data sheets and engineering samples… I think they knew I was a kid, but they sent the samples anyway. I guess they figure any kid who bothers with learning how to select OP amps is probably worth cultivating as a client, but my father was astonished at what they would send me. I easily would have cost enough to put a down payment on a house to buy all the chips they sent me. I have been thinking about the power factor problem. I think that a lot could be done with power conversation circuits that we will need for solor and battery backup systems. I am thinking something that follows the voltage and current, and uses a cap bank to fix the current waveform by pumping power in and out of the cap bank. When the line power fails, the same circuit could switch modes to be the inverter to run the house. This is basically a parallel inverter with some extra functions.
Texas Instruments: "We'd like to know how you'd manage power when the lights go out. And to help you along, we're sending a hurricane your way to make it as real as we possibly can."
TI Legal: "We are in no way responsible for any damage done by said hurricane, it is an act of God. Any recommendation we may have given God on it's course is purely coincidental and does not indemnify TI if your roof is shorn off and all your sheep are blown into the sea. Have a safe and pleasant day."
"What would you do if the power went out for a day?"
Gets generator out, plugs cord into changeover, turns generator on, flips changeover
Proceed to live normally.
i like it when you say BOOP!
I have a 100ah powerbank And i charge my laptop with it And my router is on ups, so power outages dont Brother me that much.