Electricity

Basics

• This page is mainly a list of links to research on various electrical components of the GVCS.

Main Info Pages

• Crash Course on Power Electronics
• Electronics List

Universal Power Supply

• Universal Power Supply

Generation

• Fuel-based Generators
  • Gas Fuel
  • Liquid Fuels
• Human Generators
  • Bicycle Generator
• Hydroelectric
• Solar PV
• Steam Engine
• Sterling Engines
• Wind Turbine

• Electric Motors/Generators
• Electrical energy storage
• Generator Theory

• [1] 2019 list of commercially available and soon to be available thermal to electrical energy conversion technologies

Storage

• Battery
  • Aluminum-Air Battery
  • Lead Acid batteries
  • Nickel-Iron Battery
    • Edison Battery
• Battery Chemistry
• Electrical energy storage

Tools

• Ammeter
• Charge Controller
• Inverter Concept
• Energy Monitor
• Variable Power Source
• Voltmeter
• Open Source Multimeter

Interfaces

• 12 V connectors

• 4 Prong 240V 30/50A socket to 3 Prong 240V 30/50A receptacle instructions (for miller generator conversion)
  • Use 3 strand (3+ground) 6 gauge wire.
  • For 4 prong socket:
  1. Connect bare copper ground to round, top prong
  2. Connect white to bottom, square prong
  3. Connect black & red (hot) leads to side, square prongs

• • For 3 prong receptacle
  1. Connect bare copper ground to center, square prong
  2. Connect red & black leads to other two prongs
  3. Cut white lead at base of plug. Do not attach.

Yahoo answers source for cutting neutral
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See Also

• Universal Power Supply
• The Electronics/Computer Stuff Section of the Construction Sets Page
• The Energy Storage + Generation Stuff of the Construction Sets Page

Useful Links

• Wikipedia: Electricity