Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: How practical is solar for remote application?
Message-ID: <1990Apr10.164412.3249@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1990Apr4.030429.15518@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <55134@bu.edu.bu.edu> <1790@xn.LL.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 90 16:44:12 GMT

In article <1790@xn.LL.MIT.EDU> killoran@xn.UUCP (Mike I. Killoran) writes:
>... Since this has to operate at night, I assume the solar
>array will have to produce enough energy to power both the device during 
>the day and charge batteries at the same time which will discharge into the
>device at night...

Remember to consider (a) worst-case weather conditions reducing sunlight,
and (b) the limited life of most rechargeable batteries.  It does sound
like a practical idea, though.
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