> 	I'm currently working with a group of fellow students on the
 > preliminary design of a solar powered 1kW power supply, and was wondering
 > if anyone could offer opinions/experience on this type of product.  
Paul,
 You should subscribe to Home Power Magazine for starters. But be aware that 
you are setting a very significant goal for your design. Making something 
that relies on only solar power, yet capable of delivering 1KW continously is 
no small task, especially if it MUST be reliable. Doing the first 90% of the 
job is hard enough, but factoring in that period of 3 weeks without sunshine 
complicates your job tremendously. Especially if you're to keep it entirely 
solar-powered (as opposed to installing a fuel-powered generator for those 
periods).
Good luck!!
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