I now have 54 python scripts in the repository, having added new ones for querying the TAPO smartplugs, etc.
I'll be setting up a copper ionizer for my friend's solar installation as soon as I fetch ... View MoreI now have 54 python scripts in the repository, having added new ones for querying the TAPO smartplugs, etc.
I'll be setting up a copper ionizer for my friend's solar installation as soon as I fetch some more heatshrink in town, using one of those cheap Renogy 50W panels to power it.
Last night was the last of the rains of the monsoon weather here (I'd guess) so my rainwater stash is adequate and the 500-gallon tank is absolutely full to the top. I own about twenty 50-gallon barrels and a lot of those are full now, too.
When I'm in Albuquerque I'll be visiting a huge military surplus store. I'll get mondo amounts of magnetic reed switches and resistors for the sending unit design. I'll also pick up a laundry list of other things that I can pick up cheaply there.
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[Regarding making the shed wifi router fan smarter from two posts' ago.]
Rather than schedule the shed fan (which points at the wifi router) to start at some arbitrary time and stop at another, I've ... View More[Regarding making the shed wifi router fan smarter from two posts' ago.]
Rather than schedule the shed fan (which points at the wifi router) to start at some arbitrary time and stop at another, I've now created a script which will manage that based upon temperature in the shed.
The statistics in the TAPO phone app should tell me after the fact how long it took for the temperature to drop down below 80ºF.
[Regarding keeping the water clear in the holding tank from the last post.]
As I was thinking about the water tank device to create copper (or silver) ions, it hit me that spinning something copper i... View More[Regarding keeping the water clear in the holding tank from the last post.]
As I was thinking about the water tank device to create copper (or silver) ions, it hit me that spinning something copper in the water would be less efficient than just anodizing two electrodes from solar electricity.
I didn't want to copper-plate a silver coin nor vice versa so I went with something easy enough and on hand: compression lugs. I used a recycled wine bottle cork as a float, two copper compression lugs crimped onto the wire and tie-wrapping an insulating spacer between the terminals. The wire comes directly from a cheap Renogy 50W solar panel.
I did some research about the power requirements and pretested everything in a test beaker with alligator clips and it was bubbling nicely.
The sun at 10AM seems to be now powering the device and putting some copper ions into the drinking water supply.
Question: Is your solar system under-producing or are *you* in fact under-consuming its power?
I'm baking bread and the state of my solar system's batteries right now is Float. That means that they'r... View MoreQuestion: Is your solar system under-producing or are *you* in fact under-consuming its power?
I'm baking bread and the state of my solar system's batteries right now is Float. That means that they're fully charged.
Look at the two screenshots of the solar charger's status. One represents the portion of time after the propane in my Amana gas stove is burning. One represents the portion of time when the electronic pilot mechanism is heating up that element in preparation of putting more propane in.
The control mechanism is usually referred to as PID but we call this "bang on, bang off". The element uses about 500W to heat up during perhaps 20% of the oven's cycle.
But note that the blue screens are from the supply side of my system. The solar system isn't asking for more sun when it needs it. The reality is that at least 30% of the day the system literally throws away power. For perhaps three hours per day in the summer if I'm not baking it's wasting at least 1.5kWh. It's quite possibly double that.
If we're talking about grid power and the average cost of power in the states then that's less than fifty cents per day or roughly $180 per year. But I only have four solar panels. What about these installs in town with 36 panels? Those folks might be throwing away $2,000 per year by wasting the opportunity not consuming it.
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What if you sold a box to these owners which has a power cord, an ethernet cord and a USB cable to connect to their solar equipment? The purpose of the box would be to mine cryptocurrency for only three hours per day. It would consume waste solar power and generate a small income in cryptocurrency.
Alternately the box could bring up one or more servers which could be used as a distributed platform for performing distributed computer tasks across the country.
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