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Concept Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028858606635691409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900367812100962255.post-10389617143553763802020-10-09T14:52:00.001+01:002020-10-09T16:17:15.410+01:00Why are we sticking with AC?<br />
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>Should
houses and offices have DC distribution cabling?</b></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In
the beginning there was DC</b></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Thorndale, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the 1870's, Thomas Edison developed the DC </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">D</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">irect
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">C</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">urrent)
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">generator
</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
built the first electrical distribution system.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Thorndale, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
problem was that the distribution system ha</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">d
to</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
be</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
at </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">a
</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">non-lethal
voltage as the voltage could n</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">o</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">t
be changed after generation. This led to high transmission losses </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">as
loads increased </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">resulting
in</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
a power station </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">being</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
required every few kilometres. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>And
</b></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>t</b></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>hen
there was AC</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Albany, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Nicholas
Tesla developed the AC </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">(Alternating
Current) </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">transformer
which allows the voltage to be changed. This allows high voltage
transmission over large distances then the voltage is stepped down
for local non-lethal use.<br />
<br />
Th</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">e
AC</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
system was adopted after a protracted fight between Edison and Tesla.
</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Until
the 1920's all domestic appliances were designed to run on AC –
250V in </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
UK</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">,
110V in the USA </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">and
similar across the world</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">.
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">H</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">ouse
and office wiring has remained th</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is</span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
way ever since</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">An</span><span style="color: black;">d
then there was Radio</span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The
thermionic valve was invented and this led to domestic radio set.
Radio receivers are DC systems so AC to DC convertors were built into
the sets.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">This
led to record players, television and then to home computers, both DC
systems relying on AC to DC convertors.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>And
then there were portable computers</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">This
is where the explosion of DC devices began.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The
demand for portable computers led to great improvements in
rechargeable battery technology which in turn led to a much wider use
of portable devices. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">This
also has led to a great improvement in the performance of AC to DC
convertors and also to better DC to DC convertors.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A
selection of my chargers</b></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="break-before: page; font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; page-break-before: always; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></span></p>
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AC powered DC devices</b></span></span></span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Device</b></span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Device</b></span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Television</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Boiler </span>
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<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Radio</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Power Drill</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">DVD Player</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mini power drill</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Video Recorder</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Fairy Lights</span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">3</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Computers</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Shaver</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Computer Monitors</span></p>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
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</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Under Cupboard Lights</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">3</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Printer</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Ceiling spotlights</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mobile phone chargers</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Cupboard Lights</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">4G WIFI Hub</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Doorbell</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Internet router</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">USB Charger plug</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Telephone system</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Washing Machine display</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">TV Tuner</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Cooker Display</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<span style="font-family: Amiri;">1</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none solid solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium 1px 1px; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">TV Ariel booster</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px 1px medium; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none solid solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium 1px 1px; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px 1px medium; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="48"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="47"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="195"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Total</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="24"><p align="left"><span style="font-family: Amiri;">35</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</dd></dl>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>My
AC devices that could be DC</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Many
of these are available in DC rechargeable battery powered versions.</span></span></span></p>
<dl><dd>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 454px;">
<colgroup><col width="147"></col>
<col width="29"></col>
<col width="54"></col>
<col width="161"></col>
<col width="42"></col>
</colgroup><tbody><tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: solid none none solid; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-width: 1px medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="center">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Device</b></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: solid solid none none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-width: 1px 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0.1cm; padding: 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: solid none none solid; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-width: 1px medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0.1cm; padding: 0.1cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="center">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Device</b></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: solid solid none none; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-width: 1px 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0.1cm; padding: 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Fan Heater</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Washing Machine</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Oven</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Iron</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Extractor Fan</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Vacuum Cleaner</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Toaster</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Paint Stripper</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Kettle</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Power Drill</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Refrigerator</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Soldering Iron</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Carving Knife</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Lawn Mower</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mixer</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Hedge Trimmer</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Hair Dryer</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">2</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Strimmer</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Jig Saw</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none none solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium medium 1px; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Sander</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid none none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px medium medium; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none solid solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium 1px 1px; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Circular Saw</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px 1px medium; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">1</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: none; border-style: none none solid solid; border-top: none; border-width: medium medium 1px 1px; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0.1cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Angle Grinder</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-color: currentcolor rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) currentcolor; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-style: none solid solid none; border-top: none; border-width: medium 1px 1px medium; padding-bottom: 0.1cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0.1cm; padding-top: 0cm; padding: 0cm 0.1cm 0.1cm 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">
1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td height="14" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="147"><p align="left">
<br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="29"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="54"><p align="left"><br />
</p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="161"><p align="left">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif">Total</span></p>
</td>
<td style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" width="42"><p align="left">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</dd></dl>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Some
of the power devices are are possibly better as AC powered.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mini</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>
generation devices </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>get
added to the system</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">To
complete the picture, many houses now have generating devices such as
PV solar panels and wind turbines which can feed back to the AC
supply. Some also have backup batteries.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So
we have a mishmash of systems</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">We
now have multiple devices individually converting AC to DC, each with
power losses and using up material resources. We also have some
houses with DC to AC convertors. With modern electronics, DC to DC
conversion is relatively simple and inexpensive.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So,
houses and offices should have DC distribution cabling</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">It is time now to develop a standardised domestic/office DC power
Distribution System from which all our devices can be powered without a
multitude of costly and bulky AC/DC convertors. They can be powered
from the local AC distribution system via a single AC/DC
convertor.saving energy and materials</p>
Concept Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028858606635691409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900367812100962255.post-39078366903273631272020-09-10T11:13:00.002+01:002020-09-10T11:32:13.801+01:00Concept Box - Connecting Inventors with Partners<p><br /></p><p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxRHWlqjKqlfIuucBVme9ZsKO2xrO0JqFD0WiHC-s2pDTvgMWz8DBRirdRC6OtUD4WdsUDfG0aIYwZObvon8ml66uPIq4HxMa2pVWU19j2aNG-mZYD9AaX83InySDNgKberRwRW6WqfA/s150/logo+cb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxRHWlqjKqlfIuucBVme9ZsKO2xrO0JqFD0WiHC-s2pDTvgMWz8DBRirdRC6OtUD4WdsUDfG0aIYwZObvon8ml66uPIq4HxMa2pVWU19j2aNG-mZYD9AaX83InySDNgKberRwRW6WqfA/s0/logo+cb.png" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br />What
is Concept Box and what does it do?</b></span></span><p></p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Concept
Box simplifies the task of inventors identifying partners for their
inventions and of companies finding new inventive products or
services. This is done while preserving the confidentially of the
concepts and simplifying the process of applying Non Disclosure
Agreements. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If
you are a lone inventor or a company looking for new product ideas or
solutions to product problems, please get in touch.</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If
you like the idea of Concept Box and would like to help, again get in
touch.</span></span></p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Below
is a description of the Concept box idea and list of concepts from
just 2 of our conceptors</span></span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">1</span></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What
problem is Concept Box solving?</b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
are 4 ways of introducing inventions to the marketplace. </span></span>
</p>
<ol><li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>University
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>S</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>pin
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>O</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>uts</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
come from academic research and are usually bigger projects with a
lot of the background work already done.</span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Company
Suggestion Box</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
introduces ideas from the workforce and are taken up by the company
R&D structure</span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Incubator
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>M</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>odel</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
- </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Individual
with an idea wishing to build a business from the idea. This is a
difficult path but there is a lot of help along the way for good
ideas and good people.</span></span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Concept
Box – </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
i</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ndividual</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
with good idea</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
who </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">are</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
not in the position to build a business from the idea</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></p>
</li></ol>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Problem
a Conceptor faces – 1. Protecting the Concept IP</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;">Often the individual inventor is
not in the position to patent the concept or to take the concept to a
patentable stage. Non Disclosure Agreements are normally used in this
situation but this involves the conceptor having a MNDA with each
organisation approached.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;">Concept Box will implement a
simple Non Disclosure Agreement system which we have called an
Intermediary Non Disclosure Agreement (INDA).</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><b>INDA
- </b></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the INDA, the Conceptor and the Adopter</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2</b></span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
each have a Mutual Non Disclosure Agreement (MNDA) with Concept Box.
In this way, both conceptor and </span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">adopter</span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
require only one INDA with Concept Box.</span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;">Once a deal is struck, IP
protection is then up to the parties, not Concept Box.</span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFglUoYYv2Kcg4gA67-dIysZjzAH5p1Y0jowvyV0R_x7hXTDCnCMxVIRXg1MhliC2zRaJMrM1IKaGrLmppJO7vWfPyJe8Fm2syMeLKJCthGTy-NBI-ZAzhkZ25-vQIZj_O5qJiaNx8ek/s434/cb+structure.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="434" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFglUoYYv2Kcg4gA67-dIysZjzAH5p1Y0jowvyV0R_x7hXTDCnCMxVIRXg1MhliC2zRaJMrM1IKaGrLmppJO7vWfPyJe8Fm2syMeLKJCthGTy-NBI-ZAzhkZ25-vQIZj_O5qJiaNx8ek/w400-h208/cb+structure.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mechanism
of an INDA</b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Problem
a Conceptor</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>faces
– 2. Finding an Adopter</b></span></span></p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How
does a conceptor find an adopter? Concept box will build up a
database of companies who are willing to accept approaches (and those
who are not). We will also know what information each company
requires. </span></span>
</p>
<p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
also expect to learn of companies who are seeking concepts which can
then be circulated amongst our </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">conceptors
to see if they have any ideas on solving the problems</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>How
does Concept Box Earn Money?</b></span></span></p>
<ol><li><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Charge
inventors a small fee per concept to be put on our database. </span></span>
</p>
</li><li><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Charge
Adopters an annual fee to access our database and receive
notification of new additions to the database which match their
preferences.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Charge
a percentage fee on any licencing agreements made.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Advertising
on our website.</span></span></p>
</li><li><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sell
the software or the service to other geographic/language areas</span></span></p>
</li></ol>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Notes:-</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1 Conceptor
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">–
A person or organisation that owns the IP of a concept.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2 Adopter
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-
An</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">organisation
willing to discuss </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">adopting</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Liberation Sans, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and implementing the concept.</span></span></span></p>
Concept Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028858606635691409noreply@blogger.com0Glasgow, UK55.864237 -4.25180627.554003163821157 -39.408056 84.174470836178841 30.904443999999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900367812100962255.post-24265838286092678182020-06-11T10:39:00.001+01:002020-09-10T11:28:36.992+01:00Product Span of BTW Project<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEh_hNiFcOnkzU_h2XfZToJwL56Qo0LcPAfEyauogbj_lKNyr08vByLRlXfGDZhTb3aOhMCNg1IivPvEFkh5hS6U3olby1gLVUauFiiNyDRfI-dEaryttoseuFDQ9gN5jGbc198Zjceg/s585/betewheel+logo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="585" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEh_hNiFcOnkzU_h2XfZToJwL56Qo0LcPAfEyauogbj_lKNyr08vByLRlXfGDZhTb3aOhMCNg1IivPvEFkh5hS6U3olby1gLVUauFiiNyDRfI-dEaryttoseuFDQ9gN5jGbc198Zjceg/w256-h166/betewheel+logo2.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br />The
BTW is an invention that has ramifications over a wide range of
small, low speed, rough terrain wheeled vehicles. Among other
applications, it provides a low cost solution to the “last mile”
<span style="font-weight: normal;">problem. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
well as civilian applications, it has military and planetary
exploration application.</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">All
models below are electrically powered. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Examples of applications where
the BTW will improve performance include:-</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>1
Wheeled - </b></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Wheelbarrow</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>2
Wheeled –</b> Hand Cart, Goods Trolley</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>3
or 4 Wheeled -</b> </span></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Civilian
– </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rough Terrain Wheelchair,
Rough Terrain Remote Controlled or Autonomous Trolley, Autonomous
Last Mile Delivery for Post, Parcels, Meals, Shopping etc., </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Disaster
search and recovery.</span></span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Military
–</b></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> Foot soldier
support, Light weapons platform, Advance listening post, Mine/IED
detection and defuse. Could also be amphibian and be able to travel
on snow, wetlands and sand.</span></span></div>
</li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Space
–</b> Moon, Mars and Asteroid exploration.</span></span></div>
</li>
</ul><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>IP Status</b> <b>:</b>-
This is being investigated. The BTW itself is probably patentable. Whether the applications are would require advice from a patent agent</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
</div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>Professional</b>
<b>Status</b> <b>:</b>- I have a BSc (Hons) Degree in Electrical
Engineering and a PhD in Control Engineering. During my career I have
designed systems for a wide variety of industries ranging from
confectionery to nuclear reactors. I developed the world’s first
digital chart recorder in 1976.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>Contact</b></span><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif">
:- I am Dr Alex B Gardiner. I am based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>Date
of Birth</b></span><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"> </span><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>:</b></span><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif">-
16</span><sup><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif">th</span></sup><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif">
November 1940</span><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif"><b>eMail
</b></span><span face="liberation sans, sans-serif">:-
abgard@gmail.com </span></span></div>
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