Experimental Analysis of Liter of Night Light
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2017
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Addis Ababa University
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Liter of night light is a solar powered light, that is constructed from waste plastic bottles which lights up the rural community. This paper is about experimental analysis of liter of night light. The technology uses environmental friendly and locally available materials to glow light at night to the rural communities. The system is provided with battery storage, which allows it to operate for 13.5 hours continuously at full charge. Solar radiation is converted by PV solar panel to electric current.
Circuit board is developed and fabricated to regulate and deliver consumable amount of voltage by the rechargeable lead acid battery. After testing five different solutions, the study found out that vinegar solution as the optimal solutions for the technology that can deliver 27lux of light to the surrounding. Simultaneously the study found out, that the light that is emitted from the bottle bulb is a function of volume, depth and solution type. And for this relationship curves and equations are developed. And, the technology can be used for rural communities as it is.
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Liter of Light, Experimental analysis, Night light, Curve Fitting, LED Light