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 – […]
We have made one more addition to the hardware on Project Curacao. We have added a BM017 / TCS34725 RGBC color sensor to the device. Here is the device attached to the back of the top of the box and […]
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 […]
This past weekend we did the loaded testing for the two potential configurations for the wind turbines for Project Curacao. Two 15W Wind Turbine Configuration We first tested a two 15W Wind Turbine configuration. Our guess is that we could get […]
One of the things we are using the Raspberry Pi on Project Curacao for is to generate graphs. Yes, We know we could ship the data to another server and generate the graphs there, but since we have a nice […]
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. […]
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). […]
Yesterday, we installed all the new updates and upgrades to the Raspberry Pi in preparation for the trip to Curacao (we leave at the end of February). When we looked at the power system display this morning, we were surprised […]
The folks over at Milocreek.com (Authors of the RasPiConnect App) asked us to put together a short video of Project Curacao focusing on the control panel (done in RasPiConnect).Here it is:
Update (03/26/2014): We have finished the characterization and deployed the $80 50W wind turbine. The model and characterization was close. See the blog posting about the 50W Loaded Characterization and the Project Curacao Operational Blog posting) We decided a while […]
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