RPi update & battery calculations
The RPi is online and running 24/7 now, but not collecting data or moving the array.
I decided to bite the bulket and update to Bookworm OS and python's virtual environments.
I still haven't gotten the network set up the way I want and the OS included Exar driver is not working, and while the Maxlinear driver compiles, it is not inserting ('insmod').
More study is needed.
I still need two more batteries.
Battery charge time calculations.
I have 585 watts of solar panels that I will round off to 600w.
I also have 4.2kW of battery storage.
4.2kW/0.6kW=7hr to full charge
But, the charge controller has a ma charge rate of 20A for the configuration.
20A x 12V = 240W=0.24kW
This results in a charge time of
4.2kW / 0.24kW = 17.5hrs to full charge from complete discharge.
A complete discharge is not likely since system shutoff is set at 10.5V.
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