solarcene_community_setup/power_setup

General Setup

Components

• 4* 120W Solar Panels (ground mounted in garden)

• Victron SmartSolar 100|20 MPPT Charger

• Leoch Lead Acid 12v 100Ah Battery

• 8 port Ethernet Switch

• "dietpi" - NanoPi Neo 256Mb

  • nginx router/load balancer
  • collects sensor data
  • usb-serial connection to Victron SmartSolar to get 1Hz data updates
  • controls the relay board
  • runs the Mastodon Solar Bot (which controls power schedule + posts as @solar_bot@solarcene.community)
  • hosts static website (blog) - uses Hugo to generate static site.
  • custom 50x error pages when main server is offline (gitea)

• "storepi" - NanoPi Neo 256Mb with a USB SSD 440Gb Drive

  • hosts the backup for psion software

• "orangepi" - OrangePi 5 8Gb with 240Gb NVME Storage Drive - power is controlled by relay board and "dietpi" and will often be shutdown during the night when the battery is low or there is a low solar forecast.

  • runs Mastodon Instance Solarcene.community
  • runs git.solarcene.community Gitea server
  • bitorrent client

• Hydroponic System (only online in the summer, lights controlled by relay board and "dietpi")

  • 2 LED light strips (20W total)
  • Kratky method - 5 netcups growing basil