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==Potential applications== | ==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. | * 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. | * 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== | ||
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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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