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s ' Sl Thursday, September 9,1982 Schuder And His Design For Active Solar “Systems r Active solar systems use , fans, motors and control devices to take heat from , solar collectors and deliver it to living spaces or storage areas. In order for an active ■ solar system to operate automatically, you either have to have a genie or 24 hour call to open and close dampers, or you need a damper actuator. When Charles B. Schuder designed a solar system to heat his A-frame house in Wilkes County six years ago, there were only a few damper actuators on the market to choose from, and they were expensive. He needed six of them for a total outlay of 900 dollars. AS a mechanical engineer, Schuder realized that the damper actuators were not ... Bulldozing |i ... Land clearing ••. We make roads ... 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Each depositor is Insured up to <IOO,OOO by an agency of the U.B. v Government. v We invite your savings every step of the way. Stop ini Si. * .v • i . , Friendly ’Folks 9 Edenton Sating & Loan South Broad Street built to last the life time of his solar system. Moreover, the high cost of the damper actuators would discourage other home owners from considering active solar heating systems. To remedy this situation, Schuder decided to design a damper actuator that could be made from salvaged parts by do-it-yourselfers. The Department of Energy’s Appropriate Technology-Small Grants Program awarded him $4,320 to design and build a demonstration model damper actuator. A little more than a year later, Schuder had designed three versions of a damper ac tuator that incorporates two solenoids and could be built for about $25 by most do-it yourseld types. Not only did his damper actuators ac tually work, they were designed and constructed within the budget of his grant. In fact, Schuder sent the Deparment of Energy a check for $129.54 for funds he had not used in com pleting his project. To understand the im provement Schuder’s damper actuator represents, you have to understand some of the drawbacks of the com mercial damper actuators. The original damper ac tuators in Schuder’s solar system operated very smoothly. The problem was that they would very smoothly open the dampers and then remain in an “on ” mode as long as the damper Tar Heel Book Continued From Page 2-B income - producing capacity of the farm should be considered carefully, the booklet says. Hie authors suggest that the prospective buyer have a qualified rural appraiser examine the farm. This is especially important if the would - be buyer is un familiar with the area. The price of farmland has skyrocketed in North Carolina in recent years. By 1978 the average per - acre value statewide exceeded SI,OOO, but there were wide variations in value from county to county. “The value of farmland in many of the more heavily populated areas of the state is strongly influenced by nonfarm development potentials. “In these instances the sale price generally exceeds the value of the property for farm used and its income in farm uses is low relative to the cost of the farm,” the NCSU booklet says. “ v 4 I1 • I tI l , Ml The Energy Division, N.C. Dept, of Commerce and the N.C. Alternative Energy Corporation invite you to attend the I Governor’s Showcase I of Solar Homes TOUR AFFORDABLE AND ATTRACTIVE SOLAR HOMES AND ADDITIONS Free Solar Energy Brochures • Door Prizes 1 Check the maps below for locations of Showcase open houses Sunday, September 12 • 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 19 • 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Perquimans County - Truebtood House Gates County - Adams House I 1200 sq ft passive solar Solar domestic water heating V 1 us 158 I —] £ | ygftfgrg | I l“p~f / T I" GatesvM • § L a L. Church fit If SlUgjjte —Tarheel Bank I Rrt&" * “ NCI37 and Trust *o v JX yj CO Wynne pof * Rd % Washington County - Woolard House Dare County - Kely House Active solar apace heating Passive solar with active solar water heating \ w £j£nouth KttJ_Devß_HHJs_ ( _ wmaaett\# § "Nags Head Circ, a >E / Little Man N-o- Head . s 1 | /Restaurant -M«e post 1 “ / I ** 11 ocean I «- /T { n THE CHOWAN HERALD remained opened. On a good sunny day a damper might remain open all day. Hence, the electric motor would be on for eight hours running at a slow speed pushing the damper open. When 'the time came for the damper to close the electric motor in the damper actuator would shut off and a spring would return the damper to the closed position. While Schuder’s damper actuator’s are not a quiet as the commercial units, they require only two electrical impulses to operate. Essentially, there are two solenoids on opposite sides of a metal arm which is connected to the axis of the damper. When the control system sends an electrical impulse to open the damper, the proper solenoid moves the arm instantly opening the damper. No power is used by the damper ac tuator from then cm until its time to close the damper, at that time the control system sends another electrical wdikaiion a. 4824418 tiSk Tm ot &)&Mi)Ujcyicviacl ( / uuoe3 dette/i a) 3e6Ujpn& cui3 to citoooe J? tom. tncioAu/wA, tnjot mafa, naplotnA, c xxmU/ia, tnafoltliooicA, calling caula, petoonafcje3 otatumoiy, tlianJc you noted, aympatfiy car3a, ptoytamo, ptac* cot3a, -tice naplcino, onnouncementa, aa3 oSi, tfic med& o£ t&e &ti3e-toJje *'*»» ire vp? I "*1 I H "!( i• I i ' ■ , rarerefe. impulse which activated the other solenoid and promptly closes the damper. * Solenoids are used in almost all major appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers. If you want to build your own damper actuator, you should be able to find used solenoids in such ap pliances. Schuder wrote a final report for the We*t W. By rum Agency, Inc. The Independent Agency That Cares. See Us For All Your INSURANCE NEEDS. You’ll Be Glad You Did. Edenton, N.C. ’lß2*l*l2B Department of Energy with instructions on how to build his damper hetuators. Schuder didn’t intend to seek a patent for his in vention as he wanted it to be available for do-it-yourself types. You may obtain a copy of his final report by writing the Earth Studies Program, Appalachian State University, Boone, Continued On Page 9-B m REAI TOD* \\ heritage // J REALTY l\ |( 482-2645 \\ VV 482-7147 J I 106 East King Street NEW LISTINGS NEAR TOWN—Attractive brick veneer home on Vfe acre wooded lot, 3 BR, LR, den, dining area, Vfa baths. 10 per cent APR owner financing $39,500 2 ACRE LOT—With this 4 BR home. Convenient to town, 2 full baths, LR, family room with woodstove, central air and oil furnace, 3 yrs. old, outbuildings. 10 per cent APR owner financing $42,000 BRICK HOME Three BD, 2 baths, large livingroom with fireplace, dining room, kitchen. Well insulated. Central heat and air. Two car garage and workshop. 12 per cent owner financing $49,500. SNUG HARBOR Two bedroom frame house $18,500. BRICK RANCH—4 besoms, living room, den with | fireplace, well equ : cQ\,V.chen, dining room, utility room, 2 x k baths, rec. l oom, in - ground swimming P 0 0! 12 per cent owner financing CAPE COLONY 3 bedroom home, eat in kitchen, living room with fireplace, workshop on the water. 10 per cent owner financing $39,000 SMALLHOUSE IN COUNTRY —1 year old sl4 400 HOME IN THE COUNTRY - Large living room, den, 2 full baths, two bedrooms, two car garage, large lot, furnished, one year old mobile home. COUNTRY CLUB AREA Brick home on large lot, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large L.R. and den with fireplace, kitchen, utility room, garage, fenced backyard. 9>/i> per cent assumption $68,000 RENT WITH OPTION TO BUY - Two bedroom home. In town, living room with fireplace, bath, eat-in kitchen, screened porch, fenced backyard $35,000. WATERFRONT Custom built cedar home. 3 BR, 2 x k baths, recreation room, great room with cathedral ceiling, 2 car garage, bulkheading with sandy beach on the Albemarle Sound SBO,OOO. HISTORIC DISTRICT (Story home with large, beautifully landscaped'yard,'6 Btedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths,'gdTafilG9vWta*bp, guest I house, recreation room, waterview. HISTORIC DISTRICT story brick I home, large rooms, tCjQ\j) hs, 2 fireplaces, screen! porch, excellent condign APARTMENT HOUSE Good location in town, 51 apartments, 3 lots $40,000.1 HISTORIC DISTRICT Delightful Vh story brick I home on West Gale StretcQ\,U perb condition, ek*| cellent craftsmanship I ALBEMARLE SOUND Beautiful wooded lots over! one acre in size on the water. Prices starting at an I unbelieveable $24.000. 1 MEXICO ROAD — 1 edroom brick ranch ini immaculate energy efficient,! many extras $54,000.1 CAPE COLONY carport, workshop, e; CQ\,U Ijacent to the boat basin WATERFRONT Albem"Vrv ound, charming 2BD I house, deck, bulkheadin, yJVHent owner finan cing 10 PERCENT ASSUMABLE LOAN Payments of I 304. per month buys this like new 3 bedroom home ini the country with % acre lot. Call for further details. I Low down payment. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Apartmentl house with eight apartments. Excellent income ini prime location. 9Vi per cent assumption. HALF ACRE LOT Just S6O per month buys your I own half acre lot with septic tank, water and elec-1 tricity, perfect for mobile home. Low down payment. I PRICE REDUCED Log Cabin, beautiful inside I and out. Large fireplace, 2 bedrooms and loft. Main-1 tenance free, energy efficient $38,000.1 ACREAGE Three lovely acres in a choice I location, privacy. 12 per cent owner financing. $10,000.1 SNUG HARBOR Partially furnished mobile I on a well landscaped lot. Large workshop, roortf ad-1 dition, and deck. 10 per cent owner financing. INCOME PRODUCING INVESTMENT Excellent I rental property, brick du)Cf\\JD h 3 BR apartments. I Good location. Great prictz WATERFRONT Elegant home in a spectacular I setting on the Albemarle Sound, featuring, foyer, great I room, 3 or 4 bedrooms, Florida room, 2 full baths and 21 half baths. Plus 3 bdrm guest house. 1.1 acres with I sandy beach. 12 per cent owner financing. COMMERCIAL BUILDING On 2.6 acres with 365’ I of highway frontage -12 per cent owner finan cing $65,000.1 COMMERCIAL BUILDING - Highway frontage on I 2.8 acres make an after. I HISTORIC DISTRICT - Charming 4 BD home wfch 21 full faths, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, LR, den, I and utility room. Beautiful yard. Price reduced . \ I CAPE COLONY Charming 2 bedroom homJl lVs I baths, eat-in kitchen, LreryifVida ™. carport,, *rge I utility rm. Beautiful, setting. Many iextra j CAPE COLONY Unique, custom built home on | dbl. lot, 3 bdrm. 2Vfc bath* rey rm., LR. cathedral I ceiling - balconies - workshop, beach and much more I VALHALLA Owner Must Sell Now! Eight year I old spacious country home with over 1750 sq. ft. in-1 eluding 3 bdrms., LR, DR„ kit., 1* 2 baths, utility room I and studio. Situated on two acres north of Edenton I Price Reduced $34,000. I Waterfront Lots Snug Harbor and Arrowhead. I Other Lots and Acreage For Sale. 1 Page 7-B
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