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Power System


Components

  • Power Strip
  • Motor Battery System
  • Logic Battery System
    • PiSugar Battery
  • USB Isolator

24V Motor Battery System

Components

  • 2x12V-9AH SLA Batteries
  • 24 V 1.5 A Charger W13112099014
  • Fuse Holder
  • Fuses (procurement pending todo)

Loads

24 Volt Wire System

DC cable sizing calculator
Voltage (V): 24
Current (Amps): 30
Cable run, including return (m) : 2
Voltage drop (%): 3
Calculated Minimum cable cross section (mm^2): 4
Closest American (AWG) gauge: AWG 11

Motor Battery Specs

  • Capacity: 216 Watt-Hours (Nominal)
  • Runtime: todo
  • 24V SLA Battery System (2x12V-9AH in Series)
  • Model: EXP1290
  • Terminals: F2 0.25in
  • Supplier Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NJ3H0C
  • Pre-Charger
  • Emergency Stop
  • Cycle use : >260 cyles
  • Floating and Standby use : 3-5 years
  • Self Discharge 3% per month @ 25 C
  • Charge Voltage @ 25C
    • 14.4-14.7 (-30mV/C), max. Current: 2.70A

Charger Specs


Logic Battery System

Components

  • 12V SLA Battery (procurement pending todo)
  • 12V SLA Charger (procurement pending todo)
  • 12V-to-5V Step Down Converter
    • Anker Dual USB-A Car Charger
  • Fuses (procurement pending todo)
  • Estimated Capacity = todo
  • (Battery Rated Capacity)
  • (Usable Capacity Correction Percentage)
  • (Battery Voltage/Converter Voltage)
  • (Converter Efficiency Percentage)
  • Lead Acid
  • Battery Rated Capacity ~= Usable Capacity (~65% of Rated Capacity) (50% of Rated Capacity, in high current applications)

Loads

  • nano ~12.5Watts~
    • Micro-USB Power: 5V 2.5 Amps (Current Configuration)
    • Barrel Jack Power: 5V 4 Amps
  • roboclaw (Logic Power) todo
  • rpi4 todo
  • usb watt meter
  • Rate Capacity (amp-hours)

Logic Battery Specs

12V SLA Wall Charger

Step Down Converter Specs

  • 12V-to-5V Step Down Convert
  • Model: todo
  • Max Current: todo
  • Supplier Link: todo

PiSugar2

This UPS is only intended as a power fail safe for the Raspberry Pi in case the 12V logic battery fails

[pisugar](/gardenbot/systems/power-system/pisugar.html)

CLI

  • Fetch battery charge percentage
echo "get battery" | nc -q 0 127.0.0.1 8423

WebUI

Local WebUI access

Remote WebUI access
1. In a terminal enter

 ssh -L 8080:192.168.1.22:8421 proxy8.remoteiot.com
  1. Via web browser visit http://localhost:8080/index.html

power_system_requirements_specifications

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