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to turn on an irrigation motor for a very short time every several hours. | to turn on an irrigation motor for a very short time every several hours. | ||
− | === [[Wireless remote switch, button press: 1 second=ON, | + | === [[Wireless remote switch, button press: 1 second=ON, 3 seconds=OFF]] === |
My solar power has to be manually switched to city power at sunset in my | My solar power has to be manually switched to city power at sunset in my | ||
basement. I made this wireless upstairs button, instead of running a long 120vac wire to an upstairs switch. | basement. I made this wireless upstairs button, instead of running a long 120vac wire to an upstairs switch. | ||
=== [[Fridge Defrost Timer with Solar Trigger Option]] === | === [[Fridge Defrost Timer with Solar Trigger Option]] === | ||
− | The [https://vimeo.com/ | + | The [https://vimeo.com/spinningwindmillfredhi project video] shows a fridge timer which can be set to trigger during high battery voltage sunny days so the defrost cycle never uses valuable battery power. It is switchable to act like a regular defrost timer for long cloudy stretches of time, like winter. |
=== [[Solar panel rotator motor power with auto-shut-off]] === | === [[Solar panel rotator motor power with auto-shut-off]] === | ||
− | The [https://vimeo.com/ | + | The [https://vimeo.com/spinningwindmillfredhi project video] shows a way to power solar panel rotator motors from a solar panel, supplemented by a walladapter. |
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+ | === [[Odroid XU4 Weeding Spraying Robot]] === | ||
+ | The [https://vimeo.com/spinningwindmillfredhi project video] shows the completed robot spraying weeds. I proved the prototype works, although it is impracticably slow. | ||
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+ | === [[Dandelion Flower Weed Wand]] === | ||
+ | The [vvv.com/239274466 xxx (no project video yet)] shows the Weed Wand detecting and targeting weeds. Weed Wand is ten times faster and more accurate than manually aiming and pulling a trigger on a pressurized pump sprayer. | ||
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+ | === [[Li-ion battery discharge limiter]] === | ||
+ | I used a car booster battery to pump my car tires and it had no lower limit turn-off and it destroyed the Li-ion battery. I heard the air pump slow and I turned it off too late. This little device will do automatic flow-through and cut-off to protect the battery next time. | ||
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+ | === [[Temperature Difference Sensor and Switch for Solar Water Circulation Pump]] === | ||
+ | This circuit uses two diodes as heat sensors to switch a circulation pump ON when the water on the roof solar water collector is hotter than the hot water storage tank in the house. |
Latest revision as of 09:02, 7 May 2022
Contents
- 1 MPPT Solar and Wind Power Boost Charge Controller
- 2 Sun Tracker or Irrigation Timer to drive motors
- 3 Wireless remote switch, button press: 1 second=ON, 3 seconds=OFF
- 4 Fridge Defrost Timer with Solar Trigger Option
- 5 Solar panel rotator motor power with auto-shut-off
- 6 Odroid XU4 Weeding Spraying Robot
- 7 Dandelion Flower Weed Wand
- 8 Li-ion battery discharge limiter
- 9 Temperature Difference Sensor and Switch for Solar Water Circulation Pump
MPPT Solar and Wind Power Boost Charge Controller[edit]
This is an analogue computer with a digital option. It is an elegant, unique idea for MPPT. I have some documentation videos and circuit inside the link. The circuit works but I never used it much because my wind turbine project stalled. I am back: April 2016.
Sun Tracker or Irrigation Timer to drive motors[edit]
This is using two LEDs to sense the sun and send +- or -+ logic signals to a full bridge motor driver. You could also use this circuit to turn on an irrigation motor for a very short time every several hours.
Wireless remote switch, button press: 1 second=ON, 3 seconds=OFF[edit]
My solar power has to be manually switched to city power at sunset in my basement. I made this wireless upstairs button, instead of running a long 120vac wire to an upstairs switch.
Fridge Defrost Timer with Solar Trigger Option[edit]
The project video shows a fridge timer which can be set to trigger during high battery voltage sunny days so the defrost cycle never uses valuable battery power. It is switchable to act like a regular defrost timer for long cloudy stretches of time, like winter.
Solar panel rotator motor power with auto-shut-off[edit]
The project video shows a way to power solar panel rotator motors from a solar panel, supplemented by a walladapter.
Odroid XU4 Weeding Spraying Robot[edit]
The project video shows the completed robot spraying weeds. I proved the prototype works, although it is impracticably slow.
Dandelion Flower Weed Wand[edit]
The [vvv.com/239274466 xxx (no project video yet)] shows the Weed Wand detecting and targeting weeds. Weed Wand is ten times faster and more accurate than manually aiming and pulling a trigger on a pressurized pump sprayer.
Li-ion battery discharge limiter[edit]
I used a car booster battery to pump my car tires and it had no lower limit turn-off and it destroyed the Li-ion battery. I heard the air pump slow and I turned it off too late. This little device will do automatic flow-through and cut-off to protect the battery next time.
Temperature Difference Sensor and Switch for Solar Water Circulation Pump[edit]
This circuit uses two diodes as heat sensors to switch a circulation pump ON when the water on the roof solar water collector is hotter than the hot water storage tank in the house.