Modern Holiday Lighting

The LED light is changing the the way we decorate both inside and out. They consume far less energy and make it feasible to light the way with battery operated and solar-powered outdoor and indoor lights. One can even purchase solar battery chargers.



Just double click the picture to review this battery operated cordless centerpiece. I always place my collection of Charles Dickens Christmas houses at a remote 12 foot high location on a window sill. To avoid cords one can purchase remote controlled battery operated lights for this type of location.



LED floodlights and spotlights are also available to light up an outdoor evergreen.



One can even plug in color changing LED lights.



With battery operated devices, it is easy to decorate with many different items.










Lighting the tree with LED lights is quite cost effective.







Candles and tea lights are always enjoyed during the holiday season.

Solar Holiday Lighting

With the improvements in LED lighting, it has become cost effective to operate holiday lights. In addition to this, there is a new more effective way of powering these lights. The technology appearing on the horizon is that of solar energy. Combined with circuits to sense the daylight and switch the lighting on and off, this technology provides free operation costs associated with outdoor lighting.

From sunlight to electricity is a snap with the new solar power supplies that are bundled with holiday lighting. No more long cords to worry about with the portable from the sun. Store the energy of sunlight during the day and utilize it in the evening to celebrate and entertain.

Fun Inside a Solar Shed

Motivating, learning, and doing are the key components to moving upward in the pursuit of effectiveness. Planning the architecture and the building of a solar shed can be quite exciting. Learning the arts and sciences while implementing this project can be lots of fun. Earning and investing in solar energy can be quite a bit of fun while you learn. Making electricity, modeling the the universe, and building outdoor structures can be quite rewarding. I am approaching this project of the solar shed as a science fair project at this time.





Committing to a problem-solving approach to today's challenges is fun with a solar shed. The structure itself can earn money as you enjoy the rewards of a life of edutainment. Virtual vacationing in your own backyard spot is easy with a protean solar shed. Portable and practical electronics can have you running a playroom, study, studio, or office in no time. Toying around with educational stuff can contributes to a great investment in effectiveness.


Making architectural 3D models of the shed can be done with tool kits to build real wooden projects and with design kits to make your own 3-D models of a solar shed. You can even build models with real bricks and mortar with a kit from an online electronic catalog store. Great plans for outdoor structures can be obtained online as well. Solar vehicle experimentation can take place within the solar shed.

Garden Shed: Classical and modern Plans

Plans for a garden shed can take on a couple of forms. The garden shed fits my definition of a solar shed. Just as in recent times the light bulb has been redesigned by modern physics, the garden shed can take on a new form. That does not restrict the designer from sheds of the classical solar form. One way to start to plan for this outdoor structure is to go to your local home improvement store and bookstore, and find books with garden shed designs. I did this and purchased plans for a garden shed. I subsequently found the design online along with others that could provide for year round gardening.

The plans can be studied and transformed into a modern garden shed with various materials placed inside and out. Up on the rooftop one could place solar panels instead of skylights and within the shed one can place indoor gardening appliances. The shed could be constructed to power the indoor gardens with sunlight converted into electricity. Ideal growing conditions and effective use of energy are therefore the results of this effort.






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eStuff for an Outdoor Structure

The prefix e is usually associated with electronics. This posting will try to generalize the idea to a larger context. The universe itself is electric in nature. This force is sometimes hidden by the great balance there is in electric charge. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to understand this basic conservation law even before the conservation of energy was really explored. Sunlight is a form of electricity and it can be used to power our electronic devices.



Radio was one of the first technologies to use electronics to control volume and channel selection as well as signal processing. Today, just as one can utilize free electromagnetic energy from the sun, one can make use of computing technology to record free AM/FM radio broadcasts and play back these recordings on a music player. The power supplies for all this equipment can be charged with free energy from the sun.







Engineering: EE and the Solar Shed
The solar shed is designed as a small power supply for the electricity needs for the solar lifestyle. Automation, control systems as well as free energy sources are part of the design requirements. This is truly a small household application for the crisis's that we are all experiencing. To optimize the energy harvest from such a device, site and electrical needs must be measured and everyday math and physics calculations performed.




Combining the words education and entertainment into one word edutainment began with the introduction of multimedia into the computing industry. Today, we can project the images from our phone or music player onto a larger screen for viewing video from infomercials or TV programs.



The environment can only benefit from the implementation of a solar shed. My goal this year is to plant an evergreen tree as part of our landscaping and and outdoor garden and decorate it with a strand of LED solar lights.