DIY Solar Powered Greenhouse - EASY DIY Set Up - Solar Explained - Solar Panel Pays For Itself!

[@regenerativelifewayne]

I will be powering 🔋 my new 5 aquaponics systems all offgrid with diy solar generators in two greenhouses very soon building the systems now awesome greenhouse you have

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

Best of luck with all the new system! Great to hear your taking some control over where your food comes from! Thanks for checking out our channel

[@Pilgrim420]

Great video 👍 thanks brother. God bless ✌️

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

Thanks for checking this out! Have a good one man!

[@user-mz7hb1dq5x]

7.4v that battery is toast. don't let lead aid go below 12.1V. that tiny solar panel charged to 14.4V so fast is another sing it has no apacity. but free. maybe you can get a core charge when you buy a real one.

[@kingofkleen1]

I'm not using a battery so the controller doesn't work. I was told I could wire it directly to the fan. It charges my iPhone but not the fan. Any tips?

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

You can get away with directly wiring a panel but it’s not safe for the mechanism as you could fry it. Try the fan separately. Let me know if that works

[@hoosierpioneer]

Can I take fans out of old desktop computers to use this way? They are AC, maybe I need DC fans?

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

They would probably be able to be ran direct to it’s black and red to battery or solar, they are not too bad on cost for longevity to get larger ones. Thanks for checking this out great question!

[@markottaway6899]

@@Earthdwellershomestead you could use a 12v dc to 120v AC adapter, something like the ones that plug into the cigarette lighter socket, they will usually support 30+ watts.

[@markottaway6899]

Really like your videos, almost the format of a science experiment, sharing all information and results, good or bad. Lithium does charge in the cold, just a lot slower. I have a Zoe and it has no luxuries like battery pre-heat, when the battery is warm I can charge at 43kw, but at 0C its around 4kw, I cant imagine your greenhouse ever gets that cold. I suppose the most important thing would be a good charge controller with temperature sensors.

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

Great insight! I am looking at systems to have better longevity on solar powering systems, smart batteries would be the go to. Lowest temp recorded in here with doors closed overnight was low 40’s and that’s with -18f and windchill outside. Should be able to charge fairly well. Thanks for checking this out!

[@geraldhowse8597]

Where are you that you get 12 to 13 hrs of sun in the winter?

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

12-13+ summer 7-8 winter, I mentioned that later on in the video

[@jeremykaufman4116]

What fan was that with the pump?

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

The ones attached to the heat exchanger? Those are waterproof dustproof heat resistant fans, I swear by them. Have been using them or variations of them for years without fail.

[@jeremykaufman4116]

@@Earthdwellershomestead what brand are they

[@marsilt]

Your calculations for solar panel are too optimistic. If you have solar panel with nominal max output 100W then you'll never have that max output 8 hours in row because it produces max W when you have direct hit from sun. When sun angle goes bigger then more light is being reflected from panel. Sweet spot where fixed panel produces most is only couple of hours and all that goes over 8 hour is below 10% of panel's nominal W thus over 90% being reflected even you have plenty of sun available. That's why they put motors on panels to follow sun to decrease time light is reflected.

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

This is a good comment. Although our sun only shines from direct south in winter and allows us to gather all available energy till it goes down again, good input for practicality tracking the sun ect!

[@marsilt]

@@Earthdwellershomestead It doesn't matter where the sun shines if the angle of sun isn't 90 degrees then panel is starting to reflect some of the light but when angle is over 45 degrees then 50 % is reflected (its about 6 hours of sun movement). If you don't move your panels then with good conditions it's possible to get 1/3 of the kWh you calculated. It's reasonable to direct panels to south because when sun is higher then less light is absorbed by atmosphere.

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

Great info for everyone, everything was based off best conditions for measurement. And we only have a sunny day once a month during winter it seems. All other days the solar is operating our systems on minimal energy adding to the energy inside in the form of Btu’s. Thanks for your input on this

[@Earthdwellershomestead]

@marsilt eventually we will break down and build a large array to track the sun.🌞

[@marsilt]

@@Earthdwellershomestead if you look around then you see mostly fixed panels. As panel cost is going cheaper it is cheaper to invest in more panels than in sophisticated system that can break down, needs regular service and also eats up good chunk of production.

[@jussikankinen9409]

Nuclear cheap

[@rockstardrummer66]

Blah. Blah. Just tell me what I need besides the solar panel.