Solar Power
Solar PV and Solar Thermal projects, generating our own energy

Raspberry Pi solar data logger after one year
Twelve months of data from our Raspberry Pi solar data logger

Solar Air Removal Upgrade SpiroVent RV2
Adding an automatic air removal vent to our solar thermal system using a SpiroVent RV2

Low Voltage Cut off using MAX8212
Using a MAX8212 to add a low voltage cut-off on our off-grid solar PV system

RF Shielding on a Mains Inverter
Our mains solar inverter is causing RF interference on our ham radio transceivers so we put it in a metal case to improve the RF shielding

The Hackaday Effect
What happens when a blog post appears on the Hackaday website?

Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger
Building a data logger using a Raspberry Pi to record data from our solar PV system

Raspberry Pi Fan Controller and Interface
Raspberry Pi Fan Controller and Interface

Raspberry Pi I2C Analog to Digital Converter
Our first Raspberry Pi I2C Analog to Digital Converter with a power supply

Raspberry Pi I2C Microchip MCP9800123 Temperature Sensor
Using a Microchip MCP9800123 temperature sensor with a Raspberry Pi

IOIO Android I2C Light Levels using TSL2561 Logging Code
Measuring Light Levels using TSL2561 and IOIO Android board via I2C

IOIO Android I2C Temperature Logging Code
IOIO Android I2C Temperature Logging Code

Thermal Panel fitting
Fitting solar thermal panels to our house.

Arduino Solar Logging Installed
Our new Arduino based solar PV data logger is installed

Arduino Solar Logging Update
Arduino solar PV logging system update

Arduino Mains Water Pump Logging
Arduino mains water pump logger

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