This episode we look at the potential power of a basic solar setup. Will 30watts of solar power be enough to power the essentials of a greenhouse? Information on Peukerts equation – www.smartgauge.co.uk Excel Spreadsheet – www.smartgauge.co.uk Ohms Law – en.wikipedia.org
DIY Homemade Hydroponics – S01E06 Solar Powered Greenhouse
September 8th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Greenhouses
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keep of the good work i like it
im very optimistic about “round 2″… you’re gonna get it right ,, i have faith in you… i wish i could help,,but i suck at math too.. all i can say is “less is more”,, the oscilating fan and the nice digital Ph TDS and temp thing ,,although ideal to have in there ,,but may be a bit unnecessary,,and too much for the inverters,, i’d try to use 12v as much as i could,like in round 1,, but you’re gonna get it ,, i know you will. plus,, im diggin’ the video editing,, good job. i like the notepad,
that is so cool!!!
@siTTinLo420 you’re right there I might scale it back a little run the fan even less or even put the air pump on a timer so it’s not running all the time either. I’m hooking it all up soon so should have a new video this weekend. Thanks for the comment.
great shit i feel ya on the inverter part it sucks i know
I think you can use a Kill-A-Watt product so you can get the exact amount of energy that all your equipment use. Keep the good work! I will start my hydroponic greenhouse soon and your videos help me a lot. Thanks
Most of the appliances you have in there probably use 12 volt but is adapted to work on mains power. So they have a transformer from 120 VAC to 12 VDC. If you think you can do it you can probably remove the transformer and connect the appliances directly to the battery, that saves a little but not much Watt(P).
If I am not mistaken on your pumps the differences in watts is what is referred to as startup watts in other words the pump uses 10 watts to run but when it starts up it uses 12 watts to get the pump up and running. By the way am enjoying your vids
Pumps consume more amps on start up you’d need to see the technical spec sheet to see the power slope. To figure out your total Amp usage figure Amp hours for each thing that uses the supply when running. I would suggest you switch everything over to a 12 volt system as you are losing amps converting to a 120 volt system which produces heat because 120v converters are not efficient. I believe the converter is also showing you (175 watt) is not the constant supply but the peak rating.