Peter's Motorhome Pages
Motorhome Seminars and talks
These seminars and talks have been given at a number of Motorhome rallies over a number of years. Peter is a scientist and a Motorhomer. His talks explain in very simple terms, the science behind topics of interest to Motorhomers- such as Electricity, Batteries, Inverters, Fuel Cells, Solar Panels, Lighting etc.
His talks show how things are made, a little history about the science, the terms to be used for units of measures eg Amps mean Amperes. He also corrects some misconceptions or inaccuracies that are currently being circulated about Motorhoming topics. Most slideshows discusses future trends that may be of interest to motorhomers. Examples include - oLEDs (organic LEDs), Fuel Cells, recent scientific discoveries and their application in Motorhome technology etc.
Peter has given these talks at a number of Motorhome rallies across Australia.
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Understanding Science For Motorhomers - Electricity: Five Basic ConceptsPeter Eyland a Motorhomer & a Scientist talks about five basic concepts behind Electricity - namely Charge, Current, Potential Difference, Resistance & Power. He also covers the units to describe these electrical quantities - namely Coulombs, Amps, Volts, Ohms and Watts. Information for informed Motorhomers. |
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Understanding Science For Motorhomers - Batteries, Inverters & Fuel CellsUseful talk about the science behind Batteries, Inverters & Fuel Cells. He covers how they are made, and their different uses in Motorhomes. Also covers some newer technologies. |
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Motorhomer Electrical Safety BasicsTalk covers Australian standards for electrical cables, electrical do's and don'ts, amph-Fibians devices, a quick quiz for electrical safety, residual current devices & switches etc. Essential information for all Motorhomers. |
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The Science behind Solar Panels & SunlightThis talk covers the science behind Solar panels, how they are made, semi conductors, thin silicon films, how impurities are added, PN-junctions, semi conductors, Solar controllers, Maximum Power Point tracking (MPPT). It covers all scientific aspects of Solar Panels or Photovoltaics (PV), Sunlight, Peak Solar hours etc. How if you put "Light IN you get Current OUT". How solar works. |
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The Science behind Light, Lighting & Artificial LeavesPeter talks about the science behind light, solar insolation, irradiance & illuminanse. How different types of lighting are made, and how they perform. What is most suitable to Motorhomers. He also covers the science behind LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), Artificial Leaves, and other future technologies such as Organic LEDs. Explains how you put "Current IN and you get Light OUT". Corrects some basic misconceptions about lighting for Motorhomers. |
Light, Lighting and Artificial Leaves |
The Brain | Coming Soon |
Cloning, Stem Cells and Genetic EngineeringPeter Eyland takes you through the scientific terms of cloning, stem cells and genetic engineering. He does NOT make any ethical or religious conclusions or statements in the talk. He does talk about popular culture and does cover some misconceptions behind the science. |
See Peter's Cloning Slideshow page. |
Famous Women in AstronomySlideshow on Women in Astronomy. Many women were instrumental in radio astronomy and observational astronomy. Very few people have even heard of them. Includes Australian and overseas examples of these "unsung heroines". |
See Peter's Women in Astronomy Slideshow page. |
Astronomy - The Night sky tonight. | Coming Soon |
Astronomy - A cosmic journey through our galactic neighbourhood. | Coming Soon |
Astronomy - From the big bang to the end of galactic time. | Coming Soon |
Workshop: "Starry Starry Night"Peter takes small groups (or large) into a dark field and shows you what to see in the night sky tonight. He demonstrates how to set up two telescopes, and shows you a number of astronomical bodies eg the moon, nearby planets, a number of recognisable stars & constallations. Peter also demonstrates a number of iPad Apps (applications) to help you identify star, planets, satellites etc. Great beginners workshop, very popular (no charge).
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Workshop. (Hands on practical not a slideshow.) |
Peter & BJ have been Motorhomers for over seventeen years. They have owned four Motorhomes over this time. They recently traded in their Sunliner Odyssey Motorhome on a Ford transit base, manufactured in Victoria Australia. The previous two Motorhomes were made by Winnebago Australia. They have currently down sized to a compact 6 metre motorhome, made in Victoria. This was purchased new in 2016, from a dealer in Sydney. Unfortunately the promised Baviaran Motorhome never arrived in the country, due to the Bavarian manufacturer closing in December 2015.
Moho Motorhome Rentals (™registered trademark) is owned by Peter & BJ Eyland and is a privately owned company that ceased trading in 2000.
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