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  • Re: Solar Pi intermittent

    From kc2ugv@VERT to Bbsing on Sat Aug 13 12:36:00 2016
    Kc2ugv, can I ask what setup you have for your solar and primary power storage?

    Currently, a 30W solar panel, with a 40Ah battery bank. I'm shopping around for a panel upgrade, as I believe the current panel wont be sufficient for winter time. I'm guessing I'll need a 100W panel to keep the bank topped up.

    In the interim, I babysit the voltage, and when it dips too low, I connect it to my car, and top up in an hour or so.

    The batteries could probably be better: I'm using sealed lead acid, 6Ah
    cells. Only using these, because they were free. And, free often overrides optimal :) Maybe a deep cycle marine battery.


    "You can tune a piano, but your can't tuna fish!"

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A30 (Raspberry Pi)
    * Origin: Solar
  • From Bbsing@VERT to kc2ugv on Sun Aug 14 01:09:00 2016
    kc2ugv wrote to Bbsing <=-

    Kc2ugv, can I ask what setup you have for your solar and primary power storage?

    Currently, a 30W solar panel, with a 40Ah battery bank. I'm shopping around for a panel upgrade, as I believe the current panel wont be sufficient for winter time. I'm guessing I'll need a 100W panel to
    keep the bank topped up.

    In the interim, I babysit the voltage, and when it dips too low, I
    connect it to my car, and top up in an hour or so.

    The batteries could probably be better: I'm using sealed lead acid,
    6Ah cells. Only using these, because they were free. And, free often overrides optimal :) Maybe a deep cycle marine battery.

    Can the 30W cell run the raspi and how much volts does it output?

    I've got to get my system on solar, I think thats so cool. I'm in the northwest so sun isn't so good here most of the time.

    Do you know the average output of a typical day on your 30W solar cell?

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  • From kc2ugv@VERT to Bbsing on Sun Aug 14 09:50:00 2016
    Can the 30W cell run the raspi and how much volts does it output?


    The panel itself can run the Pi alone, in full sun. TBH, I don't know it's loaded voltage. It does have a little left over in the brightest hours to at least allow the system to keep going for ~8 days.

    I've got to get my system on solar, I think thats so cool. I'm in the northwest so sun isn't so good here most of the time.

    Do you know the average output of a typical day on your 30W solar cell?


    Again, I don't have the specifics, really. I should take these measurements, and I've been pricing out the sensors I'd need for the Pi to get them, and
    log them. I should probably move that up on the project list.


    "You can tune a piano, but your can't tuna fish!"

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A30 (Raspberry Pi)
    * Origin: Solar Pi BBS