Comments on: Installing Solar Panels to Generate Grid-fed Electricity http://www.edmundtse.com/2010/07/08/installing-solar-panels-to-generate-grid-fed-electricity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=installing-solar-panels-to-generate-grid-fed-electricity Edmund Tse :: specialist in technology generally Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edmund Tse http://www.edmundtse.com/2010/07/08/installing-solar-panels-to-generate-grid-fed-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 Edmund Tse Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.edmundtse.com/?p=617#comment-1983 What I'm using now is a QNAP network attached storage device, which is basically an external hard disk enclosure that is designed to work over network rather than over USB. I chose this NAS device specifically because it supports overwriting the manufacturer firmware to run Debian Linux natively. But because it doesn't have a serial port, I had to use a USB to serial adapter. If you're not into hacking hardware, then I would suggest that you use an old laptop, and just put any operating system you like on it. If by chance you have a laptop old enough that it has a built-in serial port, that'd be awesome. Power usage for my NAS is around 15-20W, which is similar to the power usage of a dual core laptop. In fact, a Intel Pentium M laptop or an Intel Atom Netbook are both likely to use less than 10W with the LCD display turned off. Whichever laptop you choose, it'll definitely use less power than your desktop (over 100W) Let me know how you go with setting it up! What I’m using now is a QNAP network attached storage device, which is basically an external hard disk enclosure that is designed to work over network rather than over USB.

I chose this NAS device specifically because it supports overwriting the manufacturer firmware to run Debian Linux natively. But because it doesn’t have a serial port, I had to use a USB to serial adapter.

If you’re not into hacking hardware, then I would suggest that you use an old laptop, and just put any operating system you like on it. If by chance you have a laptop old enough that it has a built-in serial port, that’d be awesome.

Power usage for my NAS is around 15-20W, which is similar to the power usage of a dual core laptop. In fact, a Intel Pentium M laptop or an Intel Atom Netbook are both likely to use less than 10W with the LCD display turned off. Whichever laptop you choose, it’ll definitely use less power than your desktop (over 100W)

Let me know how you go with setting it up!

]]> By: Ben http://www.edmundtse.com/2010/07/08/installing-solar-panels-to-generate-grid-fed-electricity/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Ben Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:05:26 +0000 http://www.edmundtse.com/?p=617#comment-1956 I to have a CMS-2000 inverter, as I have no knowledge of programming appreciate advice where I can purchase a debian box or something similar , I only use my computer once a day for a few minutes and do not want to leave the PC on just to record the Inverter output. Just looking for something simple, not to expensive and that works without spending days getting it to work. I to have a CMS-2000 inverter, as I have no knowledge of programming appreciate advice where I can purchase a debian box or something similar , I only use my computer once a day for a few minutes and do not want to leave the PC on just to record the Inverter output. Just looking for something simple, not to expensive and that works without spending days getting it to work.

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