Solar Powered Ute
- mackoffgrid
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Re: Solar Powered Ute
I am nothing if not slow
The solar Ute project is ticking along .... However I haven't installed the batteries yet.
1/3rd - ish of the cells are going to be fitted in between the radiator and the motor. Construction of the 3 tier aluminium box has taken some time. The rest is going under the rear tray. The parts for the rear box are being laser cut and folded - ordered, should have it soon.
I've been through at least 3 incarnations of the BMS, If I had settled on my first design I would have had them months ago, and at half the price. Instead I went for capacitive cell balancing and needed to redesign several times due to stm microcontroller availability.
https://github.com/mackelec/cellSorter Python code to optimise cell pairs
https://github.com/mackelec/SolarUte
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx
- mackoffgrid
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Re: Solar Powered Ute
Getting closer. Fitted the rear battery box. Sits neatly under the tray. A few more gusset plates and we can start loading batteries. The Rear Battery will carry a little over 2/3rd of the total cells.
The cells will sit in 2 levels. The second level floor will also make this battery "Tank" more rigid
The tank was fabricated by Laser cut - folded mid piece with welded ends.
The cells will sit in 2 levels. The second level floor will also make this battery "Tank" more rigid
The tank was fabricated by Laser cut - folded mid piece with welded ends.
https://github.com/mackelec/SolarUte
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx
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- mackoffgrid
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Re: Solar Powered Ute
There is a good thread on the Leaf DCDC converter.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1532
If you need more info then let me know and I'll see if I can help
https://github.com/mackelec/SolarUte
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx
meFDCAN Arduino Library 3 FDCAN port stm32G4xx
meCAN Arduino Library 2023 version 2/3 CAN port stm32F0xx, stm32F1xx, stm32F4xx, stm32L4xx