Automation & Control · PUBLISHED
Selecting a Sun-Direction Sensor
Select a sun-direction method from field of view, accuracy, optical geometry, environment, calibration effort and failure response, then verify the complete covered sensor head.
ENGINEERING LEARNING LIBRARY
Understand the systems behind useful motion.
Start with sunlight and electricity, move through mechanisms and control, then connect the engineering to a practical project decision. The sequence is fixed; manuscripts appear only after technical review.
- 5 learning modules
- 118 planned lessons
- 294 assigned educational images
- 4 technically reviewed and published
FIVE CONNECTED MODULES
5 modules
Automation & Control · PUBLISHED
From Photodiodes to a Controller
Build a trustworthy multichannel optical measurement chain by selecting the photodiode operating mode, current-to-voltage stage, ADC architecture, wiring, calibration and fault diagnostics together.
Business & Custom Engineering · PUBLISHED
From Bench Prototype to a Serviceable Outdoor Product
Choose an outdoor product architecture that preserves alignment, sealing, cable support, identification, test access and replaceability from prototype through production release.
Solar Energy · PUBLISHED
Mirrors, Lenses and Rooftop PV: More Light Without Hot Spots?
Learn why extra reflected or focused sunlight is not automatically extra safe electrical power, and how to screen an optical PV experiment using flux uniformity, cell temperature, I–V behaviour and product limits.
MODULE 01
Solar Energy
Learn how solar systems make electricity, why their real output changes, and when a carefully evaluated upgrade makes sense.
- Solar Electricity Fundamentals
- Rooftop Performance and Electricity
- Investment and Applications
1 published · 19 in the fixed catalogue
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MODULE 02
Mechanical Design
Learn how motor-driven mechanisms are supported, sized, assembled, checked, and maintained.
- Linear Motion Essentials
- Transmission and Motors
- Mechanical Sizing and Verification
0 published · 22 in the fixed catalogue
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MODULE 03
Electrical Engineering
Learn the quantities, circuits and devices engineers use to move and control electrical energy.
- Electricity and Circuit Foundations
- Capacitors, Inductors and Conversion
- Semiconductors and Switching
- Batteries, Machines and Electricity Systems
- Three-Phase Power and Drives
- Wiring and Protection
0 published · 48 in the fixed catalogue
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MODULE 04
Automation & Control
Discover how automated systems know what to do, measure what happened, and react to errors.
- Automation Fundamentals
- Motor Control and Timing
- Applied Sensor Systems
2 published · 19 in the fixed catalogue
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MODULE 05
Business & Custom Engineering
Learn how to frame a machine idea, choose delivery options, manage risk, and obtain useful engineering deliverables.
- From Idea to Practical Engineering
- Engineering Delivery and Business Value
1 published · 10 in the fixed catalogue
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