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[BertvdBerg]

Hi,

I'm a 72 years old electronic engineer (BSEE, MSEE, PE) living in New Zealand.
Have had a 5.3Kw solar array on the roof of our house for two years and learned a fair amount about maximizing the available energy.

Currently working on an intelligent controller to automatically switch loads so I don't have to run around manually turning things on and off during the day. Using wireless contactors to do the switching and trying to implement the same functions in software that I've learned to do over the past two years.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

Regards,

Bert van den Berg
Whangarei, New Zealand

 

[James]

Welcome.

Sounds like an interesting project.

 

[westward10]

Yes welcome in.

 

[BertvdBerg]

Welcome.

Sounds like an interesting project.

Hi James,

I've done a bit of work on this and the results to date (and a short video) can be seen at www.solar-optimizer.com.

Regards,

Bert

 

[Baddegg]

Welcome in Bert, can’t offer any advice but it sounds interesting so please keep us updated ?