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Research needed

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	* Do wattage adder circuits exist yet? Do they maybe go by a different name?		* Do wattage adder circuits exist yet? Do they maybe go by a different name?
	* I would assume that such a circuit must involve a lot of power transistors such as MOSFETs. Would the cost{{x\|beyond money, consider the amount of rare metals, energy and labor involved in production}} be reasonable enough for this to be scaleable for green [[energy]] solutions?		* I would assume that such a circuit must involve a lot of power transistors such as MOSFETs. Would the cost{{x\|beyond money, consider the amount of rare metals, energy and labor involved in production}} be reasonable enough for this to be scaleable for green [[energy]] solutions?
			* What might the circuit look like?
			** Maybe a joule thief circuit connected to each cell, which charges one shared capacitor for DC output? And there would need to be some sorta round-robin switching circuit on the cells, to avoid unnecessary power drain when output load is low. Would all of this be efficient enough tho?
			** Are there other designs instead, and if so, how would they compare? <sup>[discussion needed]</sup>
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Elie: /* Potential applications */

2023-09-25T08:38:05Z

Potential applications

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	* Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x\|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an [[rooftop solar\|extraordinary amount]] of solar panels. They would have to be made quite cheaply - even in a non-capitalist world, they would still have to be "cheap" in terms of energy & labor per panel.}}, this won't affect the performance of any other cells.		* Robust [[solar panels]]: If one cell fails{{x\|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an [[rooftop solar\|extraordinary amount]] of solar panels. They would have to be made quite cheaply - even in a non-capitalist world, they would still have to be "cheap" in terms of energy & labor per panel.}}, this won't affect the performance of any other cells.
	* [[Building ebikes from used vape batteries]], which may vary in size and chemistry. ~~Safety warning:~~ {{~~x\|This wiki doesn't yet have enough info~~ to ~~say whether this idea would~~ be ~~safe. More research is needed.}}~~		* Stationary [[energy storage]] made by repurposing old [[EV]] batteries (each of which may have a different energy capacity).
			* Building ebikes from [[used vape batteries]], which may vary in size and chemistry. {{npn}} <sup>[safety concerns would need to be addressed]</sup>

	==Research needed==		==Research needed==

Elie at 20:56, 2 September 2023

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	A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are ~~intermittant~~ & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating.		[[Category:Unconfirmed ideas]]
			A '''wattage adder''' would be an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittent & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating.

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	* Do wattage adder circuits exist yet? Do they maybe go by a different name?		* Do wattage adder circuits exist yet? Do they maybe go by a different name?
	* I would assume that such a circuit must involve a lot of power transistors such as MOSFETs. Would the cost{{x\|beyond money, consider the amount of rare metals, energy and labor involved in production}} be reasonable enough for this to be scaleable for green [[energy]] solutions?		* I would assume that such a circuit must involve a lot of power transistors such as MOSFETs. Would the cost{{x\|beyond money, consider the amount of rare metals, energy and labor involved in production}} be reasonable enough for this to be scaleable for green [[energy]] solutions?

Elie: Created page with "A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating. ==Potential applications== * Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an rooftop..."

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Created page with "A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating. ==Potential applications== * Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an rooftop..."

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A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating.

==Potential applications==
* Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an [[rooftop solar|extraordinary amount]] of solar panels. They would have to be made quite cheaply - even in a non-capitalist world, they would still have to be "cheap" in terms of energy & labor per panel.}}, this won't affect the performance of any other cells.
* [[Building ebikes from used vape batteries]], which may vary in size and chemistry. Safety warning: {{x|This wiki doesn't yet have enough info to say whether this idea would be safe. More research is needed.}}

==Research needed==
This page needs more research:
* Do wattage adder circuits exist yet? Do they maybe go by a different name?
* I would assume that such a circuit must involve a lot of power transistors such as MOSFETs. Would the cost{{x|beyond money, consider the amount of rare metals, energy and labor involved in production}} be reasonable enough for this to be scaleable for green [[energy]] solutions?