Project Curacao

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 […]

Pi Camera

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 […]

Arduino Software

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 […]

Project Curacao

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 – […]

Project Curacao

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 […]

Project Curacao

Windstorm on RasPiConnect

Here is a screen shot of RasPiConnect capturing the wind storm that came through last weekend.  We had the 15W Wind Turbine hooked up and reporting through the Project Curacao software.  It was fortuitous that the wind storm came through. […]

Arduino Software

Project Curacao Software Status (01/22/14)

We are approaching the final testing deadline (February 1st). As of today (01/22/14), the current state of the software in Project Curacao is as follows: – Arduino Battery Watchdog:   Control of the wind turbine (selection between solar and turbine). […]