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2012
Electronics

EG/A Ion Thruster

The EG/A (earth gravity/atmosphere) proof of concept designs of ion thrusters. Powered by a 200,000 KV, Van De Graaf electrostatic generator. All thrusters and components are invented, designed and created by me. My primary goal is to design a ion thrust unit design for class room study and demonstration.

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Robert Brockway
Perry, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 5004
Electronics
Mar 3, 2012

Electromagnetic Robot

By using the power of magnetism, I have a way to make the articulating joints in robots very strong and lightweight. Use electromagnets in the joints. I have AC drives that can produce an unlimited amount of power to move robots. Imagine two magnets, try to put the north side to the south side, it is almost impossible.

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John Lott
Blakely, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 7222
Electronics
Jun 11, 2012

Electronic Price Tag

What problem does your design idea solve?

What are the potential benefits?

How is your idea novel or an improvement on what is currently available in the marketplace?

Where would this idea be applied?

What is the market potential?

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Dorian Miller
Toms River, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4926
Electronics
Jun 23, 2012

Energy Saving Air Conditioning Thermostat

An innovative air conditioning thermostat has been designed to use natural evaporation to reduce operating costs while increasing comfort.

There are currently two main types of air conditioner thermostats on the market today. Each has its drawbacks. The constant temperature with differential cycles the air conditioner on and off in response to the room temperature.

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Douglas Tonjes
Flagler Beach, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 3998
Electronics
Jul 1, 2012

EnviroSynth

EnviroSynth is an analogue music synthesizer aimed at the renewable energy/educational electronics market. It consists of 2 Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs), 1 four-channel Mixer, 1 Filter and 1 Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA). These are built entirely in analogue electronic hardware, and are based on a low power, intuitive and easily expandable and maintainable design.

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Grant Oddoye
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Votes: 0
Views: 11898
Electronics
Jun 28, 2012

Get Rid of Pesky Zero Offsets

The MEAS Model 140 inline DC amplifier module is an advancement in sensor signal conditioning.

Measurement Specialties'patent pending technology allows users to get rid of those pesky zero offsets from their pressure transducer, load cell, or accelerometer locally or remotely - right before you start taking data. Finally, the zero means zero reference. As a result,

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Bob Arkell
Victoria, Canada
Votes: 0
Views: 3954
Electronics
May 31, 2012

Ground-Impedance Conservation Device

When power companies distribute electrical power to their customers, they are dealing with conflicting requirements:

On the one hand, it is desirable to maintain the highest line voltage that the distribution system itself can safely handle, due to the following facts.

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William Smith
Spokane, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4276
Electronics
Jun 14, 2012

Heavenly Air

As per the federal government indoor air quality studies, it is determined the quality of air inside a home is up to 50 times more polluted when compared to outside air like in a park. The major reason for this, to contain the heat, the home is tightly insulated.

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Shaam Sundhar
Princeton, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4530
Electronics
May 17, 2012

I/P Stream Bridge

Computer or Internet video is compressed video in an Elementary Stream. Broadcast video is compressed video in an Elementary Stream wrapped inside an MPEG-2 Transport Stream. Broadcast Decoders do not recognize Elementary Stream video as valid and can not decode it due to the lack of an MPEG-2 Transport Stream.

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Anthony Trent
Houston, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4252
Electronics
Jun 20, 2012

Incoming Mobile Phone Tracker

Every day we receive calls to our mobile phones where we don’t know the exact location of the person calling.

My idea is when we receive the call from an unknown person we can track that person from where he is calling through GPRS navigation system and Google maps in our mobile phone.

It is very simple.

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Deepak G
Bangalore, India
Votes: 0
Views: 5756
Electronics
Apr 3, 2012

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