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Solar Supercapacitor Applications is a collection of practical, hands-on projects that explore the niche areas where supercapacitors, photovoltaics and battery technology come together to produce the best results for energy efficiency, cost, reliability and longevity. Detailed illustrated projects include: Design, build and integrate a supercapacitor bank into a photo-voltaic battery power system. Build photovoltaic panels specifically for supercapacitors. Build and configure solar supercapacitor power supplies. Build a wireless ignition system for rockets; a spot and seam welder for metal foils; and an LED desk lamp, all powered by solar supercapacitors. Apply simple photovoltaic supercapacitor power supplies to existing devices, such as lasers, high voltage power supplies, and a gasifier camping stove. Also briefly discussed are using solar supercapacitor power supplies to run motors, thermoelectric modules, shape memory alloys, Nichrome heating wire, and solar hydrogen fuel cell systems; and building a kit foam airplane powered by supercapacitors. Solar Supercapacitor Applications has more than 500 black and white photos and illustrations that make the projects easy to follow.