ArcHub: Power

Power generation and transmission

Solar Power

Standard Solar Systems

• Build a Small Solar Panel System - everything you need to know to build stand-alone photovoltaic systems that can power almost anything you want.
• Libre.Solar - Open-source hardware & software for solar energy systems

High-Efficency Sustainable Solar

• Build a Low-Tech Solar Panel - The original design from 1905
• Direct Solar Power - make your solar setup 10x less expensive by ditching the batteries
• DC Power - Directly coupling DC power sources with DC loads

Pedal Power

• Bike Generator - build a practical and efficient household bike generator
• Pedal Powered Farms & Factories - the forgotten future of the stationary bicycle
• Short History of Pedal Power

Mechanical Power

• Jerker Lines -
• Stangenkunst
• Rope Drives

Hydro Power

• Direct Hydro Power -
• Power Water Networks - Hydraulic power transmission for heavy machinery
• Water Motors - power from the tap

Thermal Power

• Thermoelectric Stoves - Make your wood stove generate electricity as its used
• Solar Thermal Factories - No electricity required

Wind Power

• Industrial Windmills - Wind Powered Factories
• Windmill Heating - Most people don't know that windmills can produce heat directly
• Wind Turbines Made Sustainable