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I built a PV DC Semiconductor Immersion Water Heating Element! diode chain application #science
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in diode chain, diode string, diy solar heater, experimental, HWH, off gird, off grid, off grid life, off grid living, off grid solar, off the grid, offgrid, on-offgrid, pv to load, pv2l, semiconductor, solar, solar diy, solar experiment, solar generator, solar heat, solar heater, solar heating, solar panel, solar power edgeRESEARCH PROJECT: creating a practical and affordable alternative to immersion resistance heating elements for solar electric water heating systems, while avoiding complex MPPT tracking circuits. Although such an option isn’t commercially available, I managed to build several of my own prototype semiconductor based immersion heating elements which accept direct Solar PV DC input. They do…