kerpap Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 So, I like the Idea of roof top deployment. I also like the idea of a solar powered deployment. I am working on a project that will incorporate a solar cell and a pineapple juice battery pack. right now what I have made is a simple solar cell pineapple power supply shown below. I am in the works of prototyping a light sensor to switch over to the power pack when there is not enough sunlight. either that or just a transistor that will kick over to the power pack once the solar cell no longer produces enough juice. more to come! I will keep you guys posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Pretty slick. Got a parts list of where you bought the panel? I've seen that type of DC Plug with screw down terminals before. They are pretty handy as it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerpap Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 so far its a basic solar cell 5V 1400ma and the little DC plug. I got them at an electronics store. im sure Marvac or Radio shack has them. Fry's anywhere that sells componants. you can also most likely order online. the solar cell cost $30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awskier08 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 are the pictures uploaded on the pineapple, getting 14.4k speeds on the pic. :o but that is really sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerpap Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 sorry the pic is high res so if you have 14.4k speed, it will take a while. here is a smaller pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bountyhunter50 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Please keep us posted, very interested in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Pierre Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 That be great when it also hook up to a battery for night time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unideb50 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Hi Im also doing something similar. pics of equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unideb50 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 am i connecing it right. circle is the solar panel, the middle goes to the battery and the plug goes to the pineapple? pics of the charger controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unideb50 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 you panel is smaller, will you useit only to power the pinapple or would you add also a batter and a charger controller in the mix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunokhod Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just be careful with batteries and solar power. I asked in a different thread how tolerant the Wifi Pineapple Mk5 is of over voltage and it seems from replies that it doesn't like much more than 12V. The float voltage of a 12V lead acid battery (incl. gel/SLA) is ~13.8V. A solar panel suited to charging a 12V battery will produce voltages far in excess of 12V... never hook one of these up to the MK5 without a regualtor of some kind. A good solar regulator for a 12V battery will keep the battery at around 13.8V when the sun is shining. It would be prudent to measure the open circuit voltage with a multimeter when exposed to full sunlight to make sure that it isn't allowing a higher voltage through to the Mk5. Lunokhod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinew Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just be careful with batteries and solar power. I asked in a different thread how tolerant the Wifi Pineapple Mk5 is of over voltage and it seems from replies that it doesn't like much more than 12V. The float voltage of a 12V lead acid battery (incl. gel/SLA) is ~13.8V. A solar panel suited to charging a 12V battery will produce voltages far in excess of 12V... never hook one of these up to the MK5 without a regualtor of some kind. A good solar regulator for a 12V battery will keep the battery at around 13.8V when the sun is shining. It would be prudent to measure the open circuit voltage with a multimeter when exposed to full sunlight to make sure that it isn't allowing a higher voltage through to the Mk5. Lunokhod agreed, I would put a rechargeable battery pack between the solar panel & the pineapple, using the panel to charge the battery and power the pineapple with battery pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerpap Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am thinking of a 9v battery and a solar cell to charge it. so 2 solar cells total. during the day the pineapple will run off the solar cell while the 9v gets charged then at night the 9v will supply power to the pineapple. so this should be an interesting project. I am not sure how I am going to do this so we'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unideb50 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) ok thanks!! I will let you know what came from the readings. quick question: how much time do I need to leave the panel under the sun before starting to take readings on the voltage, since I dont have a private place with direct sunlight and I will have to go to the street to make the measurement. Edited January 22, 2014 by unideb50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamonFranklin Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 So, I like the Idea of roof top deployment. I also like the idea of a solar powered deployment. I am working on a project that will incorporate a solar cell and a pineapple juice battery pack. right now what I have made is a simple solar cell pineapple power supply shown below. I am in the works of prototyping a light sensor to switch over to the power pack when there is not enough sunlight. either that or just a transistor that will kick over to the power pack once the solar cell no longer produces enough juice. more to come! I will keep you guys posted. Sounds very exciting.. I have never heard about such a project it looks very nice to me...It seems very practical and effective too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Careful about using a Lithium battery with that solar charge controller. I have the same one and from what I recall it's made for Lead Acid or AGM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamonFranklin Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 So, I like the Idea of roof top deployment. I also like the idea of a solar powered deployment. I am working on a project that will incorporate a solar cell using solar energy and a pineapple juice battery pack. right now what I have made is a simple solar cell pineapple power supply shown below. I am in the works of prototyping a light sensor to switch over to the power pack when there is not enough sunlight. either that or just a transistor that will kick over to the power pack once the solar cell no longer produces enough juice. more to come! I will keep you guys posted. Sounds very exciting.. I have never heard about such a project it looks very nice to me...It seems very practical and effective too. Definitely I will be very careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinn3rman Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hi all, new owner here. First off, amazing service! Never had a better international delivery! So props to the hak5 team. Now.. I threw this together last night your looking at a 5 watt panel on a 6.5ah sealed lead acid under the hot Australian sun. She's got a 8amp charge controller I had lying around with a 12v vreg keeping it at a stable 12.1 volt in the sun. I understand the pineapple has a vreg also so this should stabilise things, the switch is detachable or can become a multitap if you wish, I need to rewire the panel to be disconnectable, this I'll do once I have one of those rugged cases. By the way this fits perfectly on top :) . Now if anyone could point me a link where I can learn how to set the dips etc to auto run pine ap for war walking or something I'd appreciate it I'm still very new to linux despite exposure for years. Thanks to the op for all the inspiration and to all of you that commented so I could arrive at this :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardMoony Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) its maybe a bit of a late post: http://www.mini-box.com/DCDC-USB?sc=8&category=981 ITs a DC-DC psu. you can set the output and it can take a wide input range: 6V-34V Or you could use the OpenUPS2. Wich has a few batery's on it. but has a output of 12-24V while the other can have lower output http://www.mini-box.com/OpenUPS2?sc=8&category=981 Im using a different version to run a small pc for fieldday events from battery / group power ( amature license ) Edited November 4, 2014 by GuardMoony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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