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Welcome to the ElectronX website, a site focused on sharing knowledge and interest in all things related to electricity, electronic circuits, electronic systems and Electrical Engineering. In the Education section you will find articles discussing electrical and electronic theory as well as links to all of the fantastic “Socratic Electronics”…Continue reading “About”

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Bella Coola Smart Grid

28 Aug 201417 Dec 2017

Image: Matt and Betty: Clayton Falls License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The electrical grid in Bella Coola is an isolated micro-grid. That is it is not connected to the main grid;…

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Bella Coola Microhydro

8 Aug 201417 Dec 2017

A few years ago, I went to visit some family in Bella Coola. In case you don't know where Bella Coola is, it's about half-way up the province of BC…

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Solar Panels on C Building at Okanagan College (Part 2)

7 Aug 201428 Aug 2014

This post describes the electrical and electronic circuitry installed that controls and monitors the power generated by the two 130 watt solar panels installed above the electronics lab. A previous…

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Solar Panel Installation Photo Gallery

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Solar Panels on C Building at Okanagan College (Part 1)

7 Aug 201417 Dec 2017

In the summer of 2009, the department decided to install solar panels on the roof above the electronics labs. The main purpose of this project was to provide a learning…

Who is the Circuit Photographer

7 Aug 201420 Nov 2017

If you are the photographer of the above photo, let me know so that I can give you credit. I remember getting it off of flickr and that it had…