onesojourner
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I am trying to come up with a scale ablesolar light design.
For my initial project I am going to use some 12v LED strip lights. I should preface this with I have very little idea what I am doing. Provided my test was correct these pull .05 amps. Does that sound right? I want this light to come on at night automatically. I am not sure how I want it to shut off but I am leaning towards it shutting off at a set battery voltage to avoid damage to the battery. Does that sound reasonable? I want a minimum runtime of 4-6 hours. I have a 18ah SLA for initial testing but I would like to use something that is more appropriate. I have also have several 18650s but I think that may be overly complicated.
I have a few bits that may come in useful for this project. I would like to use these where possible.
I am still looking a for a nicely done diagram to base this project on, but so far I have been unsuccessful. If someone has something that would get me going in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. I am unsure if I will need any kind of charge controller for this kind of small setup.
For my initial project I am going to use some 12v LED strip lights. I should preface this with I have very little idea what I am doing. Provided my test was correct these pull .05 amps. Does that sound right? I want this light to come on at night automatically. I am not sure how I want it to shut off but I am leaning towards it shutting off at a set battery voltage to avoid damage to the battery. Does that sound reasonable? I want a minimum runtime of 4-6 hours. I have a 18ah SLA for initial testing but I would like to use something that is more appropriate. I have also have several 18650s but I think that may be overly complicated.
I have a few bits that may come in useful for this project. I would like to use these where possible.
- Solar Panel 2.5W 5V/500mAh (x2)
- Solar Panel 12V 3W
- XL6009 DC-DC Booster Power Supply
- Max DC-DC XL4005 Step 5A Down Adjustable Power Supply
- Boost Buck DC-DC Adjustable Step Up Down Converter XL6009
- Smart Electronics 5V Micro USB 1A 18650 Lithium Battery Charging Board With Protection Charger
- Various Diods
- Various Resistors
- Various Capacitors
- Photo Resitors
- N-Channel MOSFET 60V 30A
- P-Channel MOSFET 60V 27A
- Voltage Regulator - 12V COM-12766 ROH basic L7812
- Arduino Uno
I am still looking a for a nicely done diagram to base this project on, but so far I have been unsuccessful. If someone has something that would get me going in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. I am unsure if I will need any kind of charge controller for this kind of small setup.
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