Reading the temperature of the hot water tank This one is not as easy as the export meter as the meter cupboard and the hot water tank are not in the same area as one another, so we had to purchase another Arduino. This time instead of a wifi shield …
Reading the export meter Reading the export meter is relatively easy as the Arduino in the meter cupboard can be extended to have another light voltage converter to read the export meter. So we purchased another part from CPC (for those interested in replicating this, you can use one of …
We have been working towards monitoring more and more items within the house to see the benefits of the solar array. Last time I posted an article about the meter reader which uses an Arduino and a light voltage converter to read the impulses from the import meter (a huge …
I’ll post soon about my latest purchase – an Arduino and Wifi Shield. The reason I purchased this little toy was to read the impulses from our meter and upload the results to PVOutput. Yeah, I know… sad or what… but when you’re in software integration, it’s oddly good fun …
After using my own code for over a year to upload CSV results to PVOutput, I wanted a solution that would give me real time stats instead of the previous days output. A bit naively, I thought that it would be as simple as writing a little bit of Java …
As I mentioned back in November, I’ve been working on integrating with the PVOutput website so I don’t have to manually read the Sunnybeam output files and add stats to the website. In order to be able to look at creating a solution, I need a set of requirements. These …
When I was deciding which solar company to go with, I found out that some of the inverters had inbuilt internet access and others could have data logging added. The system I have (Sunny Boy 3800 and bluetooth piggyback with Sunny Beam) allows me to collect csv files of the …
I had my solar panels switched on today! I’ve wanted solar panels or a wind turbine for over 3 years now and finally have my own. The process started in July this year when I decided to find out the true cost of installation. I contacted a local building firm …
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