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Planned Upgrades for Project Curacao

Project Curacao Upgrade The box is still performing well after three weeks.  We are planning an maintenance trip to Curacao in September, 2014. The planned upgrades are: 1) Replacement of Wind Turbine (with maybe a different type) UPDATE:  August 8, […]

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Project Curacao Operational

Project Curacao has now been down in the Caribbean for two weeks now.  We’ve had some issues but they have been resolved.  We are writing an article for MagPi magazine describing all of our issues with the box and the […]

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Software Description Done

We have published the description and architecture of the software system used for Project Curacao. Check out our Project Curacao Software Description page above.

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Project Curacao Installed

Today was the big day.  We mounted the Project Curacao wind turbine (here on Amazon) and the box up on the tower.  March 13, 2014. It’s running fine.  You can see the graphs and latest picture on https://www.milocreek.com/projectcuracaographs.  Thank you […]

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Project on Site

All of our equipment has arrived here on the island.  TSA inspected the box twice, but aside from picking up the box with the outside temperature sensor, pulling the wires off, it survived.  The temperature sensor was fixable.  There were […]

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Software Status (02/19/14)

Our release software is done.  It’s been in final test for the past week now.  Here is the list of  issues and latest additions.As of today (02/19/14), the current state of the software in Project Curacao is as follows:– Arduino Battery […]

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Wind Turbine (50W) Loaded Results

Update (03/26/14):  The Wind Turbine was deployed down in Curacao two weeks ago.  The actual data from the Turbine matched this article quite well.  About 60-90ma at 15 MPH.  Not much (and not nearly enough to run the box – […]

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Final Box for Project Curacao

As we ramp up to the last few weeks before deployment, our last task is to put Project Curacao in the final box.  Here is the NEMA enclosure purchased on Amazon (BUD Industries NBB-15253 Style B Plastic Outdoor NEMA Box […]