The Solar Pi is an idea I had for a project/concept art project: a Raspberry Pi powered directly from a solar panel, hosting a website. When the sun is down, the site isn’t available. There are other solar powered websites out there, but forgoing storage is an interesting idea. It wouldn’t have to be a… Read more Solar Pi Thoughts
Category: Projects
Various projects I’ve done or am working on.
Keeping Track of Parts
I’ve touched upon Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems at work. The general idea makes sense, you have your thing, the subassemblies, and all the parts that go into them. And documents and whatever else. And while in big companies you end up with complex webs of objects within these systems which can sometimes feel offputing,… Read more Keeping Track of Parts
Diode-OR UPS
I recently put together what is basically a small UPS. It’s simple, made up of three diodes and some resistors, and lets you trickle charge a battery while power something and then seamlessly switch to the battery if the power source goes out. This was actually built just for charging a small lithium iron phosphate… Read more Diode-OR UPS
A Solar Website
As if I needed another project, I had been tossing something around lately regarding renewable energy and the web. Low Tech Magazine, which showcases what it considers old and forgotten technology, has an edition of their website available served from a Raspberry Pi run entirely off-grid. Their setup consists of a Pi powered from a… Read more A Solar Website
Goings On
I wish I had some progress to post about, but I will take a few moments to just talk about some scraps of things. I’m seriously considering moving this blog to a static site, and have been looking at Hugo. I like the idea of composing posts in a text editor, and then regenerating the… Read more Goings On
Using Off-Grid Solar On-Grid
Today is the first day of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s quite sunny out. I have about 164 watts of solar between three panels, just sitting on my deck. They are charging an old (~12 years) 49 Ah AGM battery in my garage, which still holds something of a charge but not… Read more Using Off-Grid Solar On-Grid