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  2. Solar lamp - Wikipedia

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    A solar lamp, also known as a solar light or solar lantern, is a lighting system composed of an LED lamp, solar panels, battery, charge controller and there may also be an inverter. The lamp operates on electricity from batteries , charged through the use of a solar photovoltaic panel.

  3. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    The 12th-century Jayrun Water Clock at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus was constructed by Muhammad al-Sa'ati, and was later described by his son Ridwan ibn al-Sa'ati in his On the Construction of Clocks and their Use (1203). [45] A sophisticated water-powered astronomical clock was described by Al-Jazari in his treatise on machines, written in ...

  4. Solar dial - Wikipedia

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    This 'part night' option was widely adopted in the United Kingdom for street lighting in the 1970s and 1980s in order to conserve energy. Some solar dial switches have a clockwork or battery 'reserve' to maintain time accuracy in cases of power outage. If this is lacking, the switch would have to be reset every time the power fails, a labour ...

  5. Telechron - Wikipedia

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    The electric clock market grew rapidly in the 1930s, and Telechron's patented power interruption indicator gave his clocks an advantage over competing synchronous clocks, but by the 1950s battery-operated clocks that weren't dependent on the power grid took market share, and in the 1960s the quartz clock replaced synchronous clocks.

  6. List of solar-powered products - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of products powered by sunlight, either directly or through electricity generated by solar panels. Solar air conditioning; Solar balloon; Solar charger. Strawberry Tree; Solar chimney; Solar-powered waste compacting bin; Solar cooker; Solar dryer; Solar-powered fan; Solar furnace; Solar inverter; Solar keyboard; Solar ...

  7. Solar street light - Wikipedia

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    A solar street light in British Columbia, Canada. The solar panel is one of the most important parts of a solar street light, as the solar panel can convert solar energy into electricity that the lamps can use. There are two types of solar panels commonly used in solar street lights: monocrystalline and polycrystalline. The conversion rate of ...

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