Strip about 1 inch of insulation from each end of a 1foot long, red insulated wire and a 1foot long, black. His makeshift lightbulb illuminates homes across the developing world. Solarpowered plastic bottle lamps light up dark neighborhoods designed as a cheap, easytobuild light source, liter of lights solarpowered street lamps are made of plastic bottles and leds by. Gs solar led light bulb profile gama sonic solar lighting. Thomas alva edison lit up the world with his electric bulb in the nineteenth century. It is fairly simple to make a solar celldriven light bulb for a science fair. This can be done with a wire stripper, or light a candle, hold the end of a wire in. The lightie is a solarpowered light bulb that can be attached to the opening of empty soda bottles like a cap. Highpot solar wine bottle cork shaped string light 10 led night fairy light lamp for garden, wedding, xmas party battery powered warm white. Diaz started experimenting with the solar bottle bulb technology after watching youtube videos of her work in haiti. The solar bottle bulb gives off 55 to 60 watts of clear light, and lasts up to 10 months. This simple bottle bulb, installed through a sealed hole cut in the metal roofs. With the light, you are able to see how much water you drink or use for baby formula without turning the room light. Create your own light bulb part of the solar energy.
Place the bottle with the skirt glued firmly in place directly on the original roof. After installation this solar light bulb can provide approximately 55 watts. Sep 16, 2011 light from a water bottle could brighten millions of poor homes w video. Interesting facts about solar bottle bulb interesting. Spend this time at home to refresh your home decor style. To make and install your solar light you will need a 2 liter clear plastic soda bottle, a drill with a 1inch drill bit, tin snips, bleach, a square of aluminum foil, a pencil or. Make a solar light for your tool shed using a soda bottle. The bottle bulb was inspired by engineer amy smith, from the dlab in mit. The solar bottle bulb is a simple, affordable and sustainable solution for many families living in poor filipino communities who live without electricity or light. The stored daylight is converted to power the bulb at the top of the bottle at night, automatically activated by a builtin light sensor.
Next, make another hole on the roof of the house same as the bottles circumference where you want to put the solar bulb and firmly fix the device. The solar bottle bulb lights up homes with recycled plastic. The bleach keeps the water clean by preventing algae from forming. Light from a water bottle could brighten millions of poor homes w video. This invention is very easy and excessively cheap, requires only a bottle, some roofing materials, water and minimal amount of regularly found chemical and no electricity is needed. Sep 03, 2011 2 always put a protective cover over the bottle cap as the suns rays tend to make the original bottle cap brittle and a crack in the bottle cap will allow the water in the bottle to leak during. Solar bottle light bulb can only be used during the day. The solar bottle bulb lights up homes with recycled. A plastic water bottle is filled with water and bleach which prevents microorganism growth and then affixed into a roof. The cool new solar powered water bottle cap transforms your water bottle into a fullblown lantern whenever youre caught without illumination. Light from a water bottle could brighten millions of poor. The diy solar bottle bulb is improving lives all over the world. Developed in brazil to address underilluminated slums, this simple design idea has been adopted by mit students and expanded to other developing areas where many lowincome homes lack access to either daylight or electricity.
The solar bottle bulb relies on the refraction principle. Water bottle lights up and is powered by solar renewable energy. Pdf critical view on daylighting through solar bottle bulb. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. This simple idea has helped many dwellers in the lightdeprived slums of the philippines. How to build your own solar bottle bulb and get free off. Mar, 20 liter of light has been going through several refinements to make sure that the solar bottle light is done properly.
Solarpowered light bulb is one denver inventors brilliant idea share this. Solarpowered plastic bottle lamps light up dark neighborhoods. Solar bottle bulb is an invention that is highly effective and cost effective enough to be used in huge numbers for those without sources of interior lighting. Solar bottle superhero september 15, 2011 solar demi is a man who travels around installing solar bottles in order to bring light into homes in some of the poorest neighborhoods in the philippines. Apr 15, 2015 solar powered plastic bottle lamps light up dark neighborhoods designed as a cheap, easytobuild light source, liter of lights solar powered street lamps are made of plastic bottles and leds by. Participants are able to construct a water bottle bulb description of the exercise problem timeline target audience goal learning outcomes exercise create your own light bulb part of the module on solar energy.
The bottle bulb can produce as much light similar to a 50w to 60w incandescent light bulb. Liter of light is an open source design for a lowcost light tube that refracts solar light to provide daytime interior lighting for dwellings with thin roofs. These solar bottle bulbs are starting to become a popular installation. In manila, philippines, electricity and solar was both put to use in making a solar bottle bulb. By default, our solar lamps and lamp posts deliver warm white light, creating a natural look of an incandescent light bulb in a solar lamp setting. Daylighting is cheaper than using indoor electric lights during the day. Just place the device on the top of a bottle, and light will shine through the plastic or glass of the bottle, and illuminate your surrounding area.
Here are the things you need to create a solar bottle bulb. The solar bottle bulb, designed and developed by students at the massachusetts institute of technology, is a strategic solution that utilizes recycled material and provides light equivalent to that of a standard light bulb. This solar led bottle light turns any bottle into a lamp. This paper provides experimental evidence to show that the litre of light lol bottle is a better option than a glass plate covering the hole in the ceiling for providing sufficient illumination during daytime in congested settlements with insufficient illumination slums. Developed in brazil to address underilluminated slums, this simple design idea has been adopted by mit students and expanded to other developing areas where many lowincome homes lack access to. Science in school issue 29 light refraction in primary. However, it is only useful during daytime but its luminance was. Since 2004, psfk has provided insights, research tools, advice and immersive. While light streaming through just the hole would come in through a. Making your own diy recycled solar lamp is a lot easier than it sounds, and you have a variety of options to pull it off.
In this century it is the solar bottle bulbs of alfredo moser which are illuminating thousands of houses of underprivileged people in many countries. Solar bottle bulb illuminating houses for even the poorest families, during the day without electricity solar energy produces 300 times more toxic waste than does nuclear power stunning drops in solar and wind costs turn global power market upsidedown. How to assemble the solar bottle bulb insert the bottle into the gi sheet until the upper third. Apr 18, 2017 alfred moser had a eureka moment involving an old coke bottle and a spoonful of bleach. Alfred moser had a eureka moment involving an old coke bottle and a spoonful of bleach. Critical view on daylighting through solar bottle bulb in. The concept behind solar bottle bulbs is fairly simple. Diaz said each solar light bottle each year saved 17 kilograms of carbon dioxide, one of the gases that causes global warming, compared with a. If you dont have electricity or live in a home with no windows, its going to be dark inside, even during a sunny day. It is called bottle bulb because it is made of an empty 1. Solar lantern kit transforms your bottle into an charming accent light.
Because the light from the torch passes from a lowerindex medium air to a higherindex medium water the light rays bend inside the water, then when the light comes out it is spread out around the room. How to turn used plastic bottles into skylights and street. This simple idea has helped many dwellers in the lightdeprived. Interesting facts about solar bottle bulb interesting facts. Using solar bottle bulbs is a smart and creative way to provide light in your house. Luckily, a bottled liter of water with some bleach can provide approximately 5560 watts of light from the sun. Mar 14, 2014 alfredo moser with his solar water bottle bulbs. The gs solar led light bulb is available in both warm white or bright white temperatures. Science in school issue 29 light refraction in primary education. The approach of including the solar bottle bulb into teaching has already been implemented in many schools as part of projects on light or alternative energy, so your pupils should be given the chance to experience light refraction from a practical point of view as well. How to build your own solar bottle bulb and get free offgrid. This innovative light bulb provides lowincome manila households with light while traditional windows can easily crack or leak during typhoon season or other severe weather, the solar bottle bulb brings even more. How to assemble the solar bottle bulb fill the pet bottle with filtered water and 10 ml 2 capfuls of bleach.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The solar bottle bulb is made out of a used plastic soda bottle or water bottle, which is filled with water and liquid bleach. A liter of light is a sustainable lighting project by illac diaz which. Heres the original story if youve missed it, and in the video below youll learn how to build your very own solar bottle bulb not suitable for climates where water can freeze. How to assemble the solar bottle bulb cut approximately 9 x 10 inches of gi sheet corrugated or flat, depending on the roof where solar bottle bulb will be installed recommended gi sheet. In terms of interior bottle exposure levels, the half level performed. Dec 06, 2011 solar products include a variety of options like solar panels, photovoltaic systems, solar water heaters, etc. We are sending this video for people wanting to build.
Nov 30, 2011 diaz said each solar light bottle each year saved 17 kilograms of carbon dioxide, one of the gases that causes global warming, compared with a household using an electric light bulb instead. Make a solar light for your tool shed using a soda bottle cnet. In turn, the solar cells in the added gadget are adjustable and can be aligned to receive as much sunlight as possible. Highpot solar wine bottle cork shaped string light 10 led.
A study on the solar illumination provided by a water bottle. This infographic provides information for how to make a solar bottle bulb. Upcycle empty bottles to create earthfriendly solar garden lighting. An innovative solar lighting option developed in brazil provides energyefficient lights that probably wont compete with the next leds and only really work in. To make and install your solar light you will need a 2 liter clear plastic soda bottle, a drill with a 1inch drill bit, tin snips, bleach, a. Liter of lights solarpowered, diy lamp made from a plastic bottle is transforming lives the charity has pledged to create a million green, offthepowergrid lights in 2015 using an ingenious design. If youre looking for a brighter white color temperature all you need to do is replace the solar light bulb. The worlds cheapest lightbulb is made of just a plastic. Liter of light has been going through several refinements to make sure that the solar bottle light is done properly. Solar products include a variety of options like solar panels, photovoltaic systems, solar water heaters, etc.
The bottle light turns practically any bottle into its own little lamp. Jan 21, 2015 liter of lights solar powered, diy lamp made from a plastic bottle is transforming lives the charity has pledged to create a million green, offthepowergrid lights in 2015 using an ingenious design. How to make an easy homemade solar cell light bulb for a science fair. How to build a solar bottle bulb solar light bulb, bleach. The solar bottle bulb can illuminate your home, but only during the day. The worlds cheapest lightbulb is made of just a plastic bottle. By placing a bottle filled with water into the hole, the light is refracted by the water and emitted at 360 degrees like a light bulb. This solar powered led bottle light will turn any plastic or glass bottle into a lamp.
Apply rubber sealant on the strips above and around the area below. This handy weatherproof light snaps onto most standard 2. Seal the roof with a sealant to prevent raindrops from getting inside the house. As against this background, with the help of solar bottle bulb this problem can be tackled. How to make an easy homemade solar cell light bulb for a. Aug 30, 2011 the bottle bulb was inspired by engineer amy smith, from the dlab in mit.
Materials pet soda bottle galvanized iron gi sheet. Solar water bottle bulbs permaculture news, information. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Light up dark areas in your home during daytime using this green and sustainable concept. Although the solar bottle bulb only works during the day, it can meet the needs of many of the people in manila. Solar lantern solar bottle lantern kit wine bottle lights. Add a little amount of bleach on it to make sure that the water will stay clear longer.