@GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange
Post #3427740
2025-05-26 15:32 UTC
The experiment has been running smoothly so far
(TL;DR for today: was a bit uncertain but still managed 1 laundry and some vacuuming, in addition to the freezer)
This photo is from today at 1pm, because this morning the battery was much lower than usual, with a cloudy sky a few days in a row
I seemed like it was going well so I started a load of laundry, shown in the output in the photo
Two hours and a stretch of clear skies later, the battery was upwards of 70% so I got a little greedy and I did some vacuuming too, and it dropped to 40% (no surprise there)
I was hoping to get it back above 50% before the sun rays stop shining on the panels, so that it can last the night for the freezer
Seems that I am in luck, it’s now 5:30pm and the battery level is at 60%, cloudy skies again but charging a little regardless, and I only need a half charge to tie it up with tomorrow’s first rays (if they are on time)
#solar
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@GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange 2025-05-31 20:29
A little bit of a hiccup today that, in hindsight, I really should have seen coming [1] Outside temperatures were in the thirties (°C), so the battery, being built to protect itself against aggressive use, started rotating a fan according to the room temperature In summary: the battery has been using additional 50 W consistently all day for cooling purposes, even after the sun set, and it actually needed recharging from the grid /cc @solaradmin@solarcene.community fiy watch out for this? [1] the air-water heat pump has the same issue #solar #HeatPump