Hi all,
I have been drinking the 18650 kool aide and I have decided to take the plunge. I am a huge all things renewable fan from solar harvesting, rain water harvesting, grey water recycling, etc.
After watching very many helpful videos from HBPowerwall, Will Prowse, Dave Poze, Lithium Solar, DIY Tech and Repairs, Jehu and others (many thanks to you all "solar gods"), I felt I can go for something substantial from the word go.
The powerwall is to power a poultry project, thatincludes 130W freezer, 5 x 100W heating lamps, security lights (max 100W) and other miscellenous appliances
My first set up:
Components:
One major question is how to monitor the whole setup remotely. The farm is 150KM away and I would like to log each and every parameter online if possible. I am ok with programming with arduinos but I wont mind using off the shelf solutions. Any leads will be very welcomed.
I am also battling with selecting/sizing the best solar panels for such kind of a setup. I have a lead of a 200W, 22.2V, 7.54A panel, but I don't know if this will be enough. Any leads and pointers will also be very helpful.
The link to the google spreadsheet --> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1baRBSUUdu7JgwFKBZFM6LG8HpAwsJ7omw4VpOnvYJIA/edit?usp=sharing
I have been drinking the 18650 kool aide and I have decided to take the plunge. I am a huge all things renewable fan from solar harvesting, rain water harvesting, grey water recycling, etc.
After watching very many helpful videos from HBPowerwall, Will Prowse, Dave Poze, Lithium Solar, DIY Tech and Repairs, Jehu and others (many thanks to you all "solar gods"), I felt I can go for something substantial from the word go.
The powerwall is to power a poultry project, thatincludes 130W freezer, 5 x 100W heating lamps, security lights (max 100W) and other miscellenous appliances
My first set up:
Target: 4.84 kWhVoltage: 24VConfig: 7S100P
Components:
- 700 18650 cells from used laptop batteries
- 1 x Liitokala Li-500
- 38 x TP4056 charging modules (30 in the mail)
- 4 Opus BT-3100 for charging (being ordered)
- 4000W Reliable Inverter
- BMS from china
- EPever MPPT Tracer120AN charge controller
One major question is how to monitor the whole setup remotely. The farm is 150KM away and I would like to log each and every parameter online if possible. I am ok with programming with arduinos but I wont mind using off the shelf solutions. Any leads will be very welcomed.
I am also battling with selecting/sizing the best solar panels for such kind of a setup. I have a lead of a 200W, 22.2V, 7.54A panel, but I don't know if this will be enough. Any leads and pointers will also be very helpful.
The link to the google spreadsheet --> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1baRBSUUdu7JgwFKBZFM6LG8HpAwsJ7omw4VpOnvYJIA/edit?usp=sharing