This bulb helps clear the power bottleneck

Plastic bottles are no longer a waste. City-based computer engineer has come up with a simple and effective technology to light up houses using them.

Lighting equipment consume a major share of electricity. In cities, providing electricity connections to the houses of the poor has become a costly affair with ‘private power generators’ seeking ‘time of the day’ tariff. However, his innovation has come as a hope for the poor. The device can light up houses where sunlight is blocked.

“This is not rocket science. It is a technology inspired by a Brazilian programme to light up houses with solar energy. It addresses the problem of disposing plastic bottles, while at the same time providing lighting to the houses,” he said.

Demonstrating his concept to this reporter, said a cola bottle filled with water and mixed with bleaching agents should be hung from the roof of a house with a portion of it emerging out and the other inside the room to be lit up.

“It is best suited for dark rooms in houses with asbestos sheet roofing and those with tiles and having least ventilation. The light we get is the refraction of the sun’s light which is equivalent to a 60-volt tubelight,” he explained.

“The water inside the bottle makes the light omnidirectional, mimicking an electric light bulb. The bleach keeps the water clear for years. Without the bleach, the water would quickly turn green with algae. Without the water, there would be a bright spot on the floor surrounded by relative darkness,” he added.

Being a sustainable lighting project, the Solar Bottle Bulb is a simple and easily replicable technology that addresses basic needs of underprivileged communities.

This programme, will reduce pressure on electricity supply companies which have come up with an awareness programme so that people turn off bulbs during the day. “People, unless provided with an alternative, will not lend their ears. This can be one,” he said.

it needs solar light if i get it right ... will it light up during night?...well

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Recycle and Innovation-Plastic Soda Bottle-A Source of Light

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The Sorcerer wrote:

Plastic bottles are no longer a waste. City-based computer engineer has come up with a simple and effective technology to light up houses using them.

Lighting equipment consume a major share of electricity. In cities, providing electricity connections to the houses of the poor has become a costly affair with ‘private power generators’ seeking ‘time of the day’ tariff. However, his innovation has come as a hope for the poor. The device can light up houses where sunlight is blocked.

“This is not rocket science. It is a technology inspired by a Brazilian programme to light up houses with solar energy. It addresses the problem of disposing plastic bottles, while at the same time providing lighting to the houses,” he said.

hopefully

How to Make a Solar Bottle Light Bulb?

A solar bottle light bulb, an innovation introduced in the Philippines by Illac Diaz of MyShelter Foundation, as a cheap alternative to other light sources. It was an ingenious invention by an engineer in Brazil. It is called “bottle bulb” because it is made of an empty 1.5 liter soda bottle and in it is a liquid bleach and purified water that can be used as an alternative electric powered light bulb. However, it is only useful during daytime but its luminance was tested and shown to produce as much light as a 50W incandescent bulb.

The Sorcerer wrote:

How to Make a Solar Bottle Light Bulb?

A solar bottle light bulb, an innovation introduced in the Philippines by Illac Diaz of MyShelter Foundation, as a cheap alternative to other light sources. It was an ingenious invention by an engineer in Brazil. It is called “bottle bulb” because it is made of an empty 1.5 liter soda bottle and in it is a liquid bleach and purified water that can be used as an alternative electric powered light bulb. However, it is only useful during daytime but its luminance was tested and shown to produce as much light as a 50W incandescent bulb.

what the heck is this sorcerer?

How to make your own Solar Bottle Light Bulb?

The materials are the following: 1.5 liter soda bottle, 1’x1’ roof sheet material, purified water, camera film dispenser, chlorine and a rubber sealant.

Procedure:

Step 1. Fill the 1.5 liter clear soda bottle with purified water then add 3 tablespoons of liquid bleach and tightly seal the cap. Do not use tap water because this will allow the growth of moss.

Step 2. Make a hole in the 1’x1’ roof sheet material, just the same size of the bottle’s circumference and insert the bottom part of the bottle leaving it exposed under the sunlight.

Step 3. Next, make another hole on the roof of the house (same as the bottle’s circumference) where you want to put the solar bulb and firmly fix the device.

Step 4. Seal the roof with a sealant to prevent raindrops from getting inside the house. It will produce a light when the water inside the bottle bulb refracts and scatters the light inside the house.

The solar bulb is expected to last up to two years before it needs changing.

courtesy : pinoybisnes.com

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The Sorcerer wrote:

How to Make a Solar Bottle Light Bulb?

A solar bottle light bulb, an innovation introduced in the Philippines by Illac Diaz of MyShelter Foundation, as a cheap alternative to other light sources. It was an ingenious invention by an engineer in Brazil. It is called “bottle bulb” because it is made of an empty 1.5 liter soda bottle and in it is a liquid bleach and purified water that can be used as an alternative electric powered light bulb. However, it is only useful during daytime but its luminance was tested and shown to produce as much light as a 50W incandescent bulb.

what the heck is this sorcerer?

it dosen't heck u a lot..huh! hahahaha

o0k... now some clarity is there. thanks.

did you try it sorce?

jenny wrote:

did you try it sorce?

illa da

The Sorcerer wrote:

jenny wrote:

did you try it sorce?

illa da

try na ;) ;) ;) where were u/busy?