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#Offgrid
#solar #solarpower #offgrid #renewables #renewableenergy #sonnenstrom
Das macht Spaß! ^.^
Timbuktu II mitten in NRW
Das war das Testobjekt für FairyHut. Funktioniert. Jupp, auch im Winter ^.^
Draußen auf dem Gartentisch kann man Spiegeleier braten! 🥵
Hab grade die Klimaanlage angeschmissen, drinnen ist es angenehm kühl. (🙄 ich mach ja die Tür gleich wieder zu, bin nur fürs Foto raus 😃)
I haven't seen George (the coyote) all week, and I haven't been hearing Thumper (the grouse).
Well, I just found out why when a black bear and I both startled each other. Luckily, my morning hair was scary enough that the bear ran off. 🐻 💨
...what should I name the bear? 🤔
On Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Off-grid PV-Powered Server (2014) - How I set up a Raspberry Pi (Model B then B+) after the SheevaPlug. ~1.6W consumption typical, 400x less than my original server rack! #RPi #frugal #offGrid - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-Raspberry-Pi-setup.html
Being off grid but relying entirely on fossil fuels is a silly and expensive game of pretend. Grid was pretty involved in getting you that fossil fuels bud! I love reducing reliance on gas and diesel, and this hob helps. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKxavYcMm41/?igsh=cXZyMW54dW5kaWN5 #canalboat #fossilfuelfree #decarbonisation #offgrid
OffGrid acts like a digital blackboard for your conversations. Once you’re done, it’s a clean slate.
I finally installed a screen door! I bought it off someone for $10 and it was in rough shape at the time (raw wood, cracks, no screen) but I am pretty proud of how it looks now.
I finally installed my screen door! I bought it off someone for $10 and it was in rough shape at the time (raw wood, cracks, no screen) but I am pretty proud of how it looks now.
#tinycabin #writingshed #cabin #offgrid
#tinycabin #writingshed #cabin #offgrid
I had a productive day off work today maintaining the house solar system. Replaced weathered connectors and inspected the panels and wiring. The sun was out today, making this hot work, especially that the strings of panels were live up to 500 volts DC.
Even though the circuit breaker was disconnected and there was no current, the high potential voltage was there and it could be instantly lethal if something went wrong. I have tested what happens when wires break with this level of voltage and the arc flash of DC voltage is very dramatic. High voltage safety is quite motivational...
Unfortunately, the sun went down after I could do a full test of all sections, so that will wait until later this week.
The middle section has big AIMS 4kW charger/inverter that will be off most of the time. I’m using its big beefy terminals as an additional 12v system buss bar. I can power it up if I need to run big power tools with high surge currents like an air compressor. And I can connect it to camp’s AC power if I need supplemental battery charging.
Below that is my primary inverter. Renogy 2kW. It’ll be on all the time now (just 10w idle power usage), but there’s a remote on/off switch in the trailer if I need to conserve.
These go straight to the 12v system buss bars. I’ll probably add fuses to protect that wiring in the future, but the fuses in the inverters should do the trick for now.
The negative side of the system buss bar goes through a Victron 300A SmartShunt then to the Dumfume 300Ah LiFePo4 batteries connected in parallel. The positive side goes through a battery disconnect switch, then a 200A fuse, then the batteries. The batteries have a 200A BMS that will disconnect if current exceeds 200A, cell voltage exceeds limits, or temperatures are too high or low.
@crinstamcamp By coincidence I'm working on the design of the electrics for my new off-grid home.
I'll have 230V 13A outlets all over the place but will also be running a parallel 24V DC feed for lighting and ELV outlets. Lots of USB / USB-C PD for laptops, clocks phones etc to run off the 24V.
I'm going to use EV1327 wireless switches as DC lighting has improved massively the last few years. I'm working on a simple CH32V003 design to dim lights. Will be open sourced.
Now that it’s light out, and I’m not exhausted, here are some better pictures of my new solar cabinet with descriptions.
Each series pair of panels comes in and goes to buss bars to be paralleled. There’s room for one more pair if I can figure out a good means to mount them securely atop the trailer.
This then goes through a 1000V 50A DC breaker that doubles as a solar panel disconnect before feeding the Outback Solar FM60 charge controller.
The panels are 325W with 45Voc and 9A Isc. The FM60 has 150V max input, and 60A max output. With an expanded 2s4p, the most the breaker and charge controller should see is maybe 110v and 40a.
The FM60 output then goes to 12V system power buss bars. I have a 150A DC breaker for that connection, but I’m out of beefy wiring to connect it. Almost all the 12v wiring is left overs from our old camp solar system. I plan to replace it with better wire and connectors and a neater layout eventually.
I left room in this top section for another charge controller on the left and an AC breaker box on the right.
OffGrid’s Killswitch erases everything in an instant, like you were never there.
Guess who bought just another old #PV module to build just another #offgrid #solar system...
AI slop:
From the panels on my roof,
To the inverter in my booth,
I’m designing my solar proof,
Living green’s the living truth!
Yeah, I’m feeling sunny today,
Got my panels ready to play,
Gonna harness that solar ray,
Watch the power come my way!
When the stakes are high, so is the need for privacy.
OffGrid is built for those who can’t afford a leak — no logs, no backups, no trace.
OffGrid doesn’t sync your data to the cloud or other servers. No mirrors. No backups. No third-party access.
Have this post to be a reminder that the majority of dooms day prep forage books are not correct and you can’t just have ONE book that tells you everything you need to know, you need many books, many people to teach you, and many years in practice..
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#polaroidis048 #digicam #digitalcamera #forest #woods #offgrid #nomad #cottagepoor
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#polaroidis048 #digicam #digitalcamera #forest #woods #offgrid #nomad #cottagepoor
"Aber nicht nur der Komfort steigt in ländlichen und stadtnahen Gebieten: 6,7 Millionen Menschen sind mit dem unabhängigen Strom stärker erwerbstätig, was seit 2010 zu einem zusätzlichen Einkommen von fast 10 Milliarden US-Dollar führt."
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