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Title: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Westbranch on January 31, 2016, 01:03:18 PM
DGD do these gauges look familiar?

https://www.facebook.com/SolarBuzz1/?fref=ts

see Jan 24 8:59 post, a few pages down...

I thought that I saw them in one of your posts on the BBB or ??

tried to copy/save/paste it but no go on that ???
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Resthome on January 31, 2016, 02:13:10 PM
That looks like Graham's Android app for the Classic. Same gauges and same tabs.
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Westbranch on January 31, 2016, 03:39:28 PM
thanks John, I knew they were posted on this forum somewhere...
Tried to view the 2 minute video at the start, 4 th down on this link,

https://www.facebook.com/SolarBuzz1/?fref=ts

but it just locks up or ??
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Halfcrazy on February 01, 2016, 06:17:49 AM
The buss is pretty cool. Never seen it personally but I have worked with her a couple times tuning the Classic.
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Westbranch on February 01, 2016, 11:57:12 AM
If you look at one of the pics it shows the back of the bus.... its got overlapping panels all at different angles, etc...  they obviously don't produce much as almost all get shadowed... too bad , someone should tell her ...
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Halfcrazy on February 01, 2016, 12:13:48 PM
I think thats why Solar mode has been troublesome for her. The strings have different MPP voltage.
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Graham on February 01, 2016, 09:39:54 PM
I see she's also using the apps PVOutput upload feature
http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927 (http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927)

all she needs now is the whizbangJr to enable the SOC & Consumption tabs


Graham.
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Resthome on February 02, 2016, 05:58:53 PM
Quote from: Graham on February 01, 2016, 09:39:54 PM
I see she's also using the apps PVOutput upload feature
http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927 (http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927)

all she needs now is the whizbangJr to enable the SOC & Consumption tabs


Graham.

Nice Graham,  How is she getting Consumption data?  is she just entering that in?
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Westbranch on February 02, 2016, 06:10:51 PM
based on Ryans comment she needs more than just that info, she is losing a lot of potential power...

hope this works...look at those panels, believe they are home made by her...

http://krqe.com/2016/01/28/new-mexico-woman-invents-states-first-solar-powered-bus/
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Resthome on February 02, 2016, 06:55:40 PM
She's getting 2-3KW per/day per the data at PVOutput. She has panels on the roof of that bus also.
Title: Re: A SOLAR BUS in Truth or Consequences NM
Post by: Graham on February 02, 2016, 08:54:51 PM
Quote from: Resthome on February 02, 2016, 05:58:53 PM
Quote from: Graham on February 01, 2016, 09:39:54 PM
I see she's also using the apps PVOutput upload feature
http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927 (http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=47085&sid=42927)
...

Nice Graham,  How is she getting Consumption data?  is she just entering that in?

My app just uploads the daily energy, she might be using something else, the site supports a number of ways to upload data, CSV, HTTP posts etc.