System Advisor Model (SAM) Free Interactive Design Tools for Solar Power Energy Systems. Aurora Monitor. Solar-powered chicken coop by Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #132. I am sure many of you have raised large flocks of chickens for years as a normal part of rural life.
However, many suppliers of baby chicks today have reported their spring sales have doubled every year for the past five years, and the majority of these increased sales are going to urban homeowners who have never raised chickens before. Distributors of chicken supplies and feeds are also reporting a significant increase in requests for training and educational materials related to raising chickens. Part of this recent interest appears to be associated with the increased demand for natural foods with no pesticides or hormone additives, while others just want to leave the city and live a simpler life.
Sales of pre-manufactured and ready-to-use chicken coops have also dramatically increased. Manufacturers of automated coop doors also offer models designed to operate on 12 volts DC, and there are numerous 12-volt light fixtures available from RV and boating suppliers. Conclusion. Auto Solar Chicken Coop Door Lets You Sleep In. Everybody these days, it seems, wants chickens, whether as an antidote to that sad business of factory farms, security against the latest food scare, or the simple, old-fashioned pleasures of a homegrown omelet.
But there’s one thing almost nobody wants to do, and that’s get up at the crack of dawn — weekdays, weekends, holidays, etc. — to let those little cluckers out to peck. Not long back, we covered a solar powered chicken coop that actually moves, robotically, around your yard, giving your chicks some exercise without actually having to open the coop. Maybe it’s Occam’s Razor, but we like this solar powered chicken coop door scheme from chrisatronics better. Not only because it’s simpler, but because, given basic tools and a day or so of mechanical inclination — and, okay, probably a geeky programmer friend – you can build it yourself. image via chrisatronics The actuator for raising and lowering the door is a strong gear motor from a windshield wiper.
DIY Solar-Powered Bird House Tweets When Birds Arrive. B-Squares/Video screen capture B-Squares is a start-up creating modular electronic components that allow you to build devices in a Lego-like fashion. The creators have come up with "recipes" for B-Squares to get your imagination going on what can be devised. Here is one recipe any TreeHugger could love: a solar-powered bird house that tweets when a bird enters the house. The birdhouse is set up with a simple wooden bird house, and a few B-Square modules including a battery module, an Arduino module, a couple solar modules, and a few other basic parts. When a bird enters the house, you get a tweet. Here's a video showing how to put the bird house together Of course, it's a little more complicated if you want to make this house functional for birds. If you want to do this project, you can get the modules at the B-Squares page at Seed Studios. Solar-monitoring-project - The development of an open-source monitoring system for remote solar power applications.
Statement of Purpose To design and implement an open-source monitoring system for remote solar energy power systems that can deliver useful diagnostic information to system overseers.
This system is divided into two different parts. The first is a hardware-centric component that interfaces with a solar charge controller to determine diagnostic information about a power system. This component will process obtained data and transmit it via a telephony communication protocol to a server or possibly a specific person. The second component of the system is the recipient software on the other end of this transfer. DIY photovoltaics for all. Solar PV Monitoring System. Solar PV Monitoring System Application note This page accompanies the main openenergymonitor guide which details the main step by step process of building an openenergymonitor system.
This page documents application specific notes on building a wireless web-connected solar PV monitoring system that monitors both generation and grid import/export. As detailed in the main guide an openenergymonitor system comprises of wireless sensor nodes that send data at periodic intervals to a web-connected base-station. The wireless sensor node that is used for the solar PV monitor is the multi purpose board called the emontx. Plugged into the emontx are two clip-on CT current sensors and an AC-AC plug-in voltage adapter are used to sense the solar PV generation and consumption.
Select the current and voltage emontx firmware when you reach the upload the configuration specific firmware step of the main openenergymonitor guide. 1. Discussion on US installation type: and more recently Type 1 Type 2 SolarNetwork. NetDuino Solar Monitor - Home.