Project
Phases:
- Distribute
parts / kits to the public (at cost) to aid in development / design brainstorming.
- Create
and foster relationships with individuals who can assist in the production
and distribution of the WorldTorch to those in the most neet.
- Create
a final "Prototype" torch to use in the test system.
- Setup
a test system and monitor the results / feedback.
- Refine
the torch / system and repeat the last few steps.
- Start
distribution to bring light to the world!
Why
use LEDs?
- Lower
costs: cheaper to buy and using only 5 - 10 per cent the energy of incandescent
bulbs.
- Long
lasting: with a service life of around 100,000 hours, so maintenance is
an easy task
- Better
quality light output: minimum ultraviolet and infrared radiation
- Safer:
there's no heat, noise, vibration or high voltage
- Smaller:
their high intensity and low weight and volume, make them useful for lighting
tight spaces
- DC power
supply: no flicker.
- Flexibility:
more imaginative lighting designs are possible.
WorldTorch
Requirements:
- Ease
of use
- Ease
of maintenance / repair
- Low total
cost
- Safety
- Ease
of duplicatability
- Powered
by renewable / non-poluting energy (solar, pedal, hydro, etc.)