Kinda glitchy using a browser.
Is this a normal amount of traffic for a Thursday morning? or is something unusual happening?
A good shot of the control center might have to wait for a 50 foot tower. SpaceX has a BFT in the way.
That is way to cool.Let's just hope some one doesn't get the wrong ideal about that camera, and think you are doing something wrong. That could be a pain in the butt.KenSent from my V10 using Tapatalk
Apparently, half of good picture taking is waiting for the light to behave.
Quote from: Kenp51d on 01/04/2018 06:22 pmThat is way to cool.Let's just hope some one doesn't get the wrong ideal about that camera, and think you are doing something wrong. That could be a pain in the butt.KenSent from my V10 using TapatalkIt's on Nomadd's property and that property is in Texas, 'nuff said.
It seems a little odd they're pointed at about 225 degrees. Maybe afternoon air conditioning is the load they worry about most.
The array is going up fast. It's starting to look like a solar farm. I did a little measuring and counting and came up with a few numbers. It turns out the old rule of thumb being 250kw an acre was pretty dated. With 330W panels and each 12 panel rack taking 360 square feet, including the space between racks I get exactly 11 watts per square foot for this field. There are 160 racks, or 1,920 panels for 633.6 kw over 1.32 acres, or exactly 480kw an acre. So, if you make the path between racks a few inches smaller, you could figure half a megawatt per acre with this setup. There may be codes in some places requiring less ground coverage for large arrays. It seems a little odd they're pointed at about 225 degrees. Maybe afternoon air conditioning is the load they worry about most. I got spoiled with my little pocket camera. 1080 photos just don't look good anymore.
Quote from: Nomadd on 01/04/2018 10:43 pm The array is going up fast. It's starting to look like a solar farm. I did a little measuring and counting and came up with a few numbers. It turns out the old rule of thumb being 250kw an acre was pretty dated. With 330W panels and each 12 panel rack taking 360 square feet, including the space between racks I get exactly 11 watts per square foot for this field. There are 160 racks, or 1,920 panels for 633.6 kw over 1.32 acres, or exactly 480kw an acre. So, if you make the path between racks a few inches smaller, you could figure half a megawatt per acre with this setup. There may be codes in some places requiring less ground coverage for large arrays. It seems a little odd they're pointed at about 225 degrees. Maybe afternoon air conditioning is the load they worry about most. I got spoiled with my little pocket camera. 1080 photos just don't look good anymore.So is the plan to use the PV Solar to charge Tesla Powerpacks and build the project with self generated power? A half megawatt with battery storage should go along way at supporting most of the construction.
Quote from: Nomadd on 01/03/2018 09:17 pm Kinda glitchy using a browser. Interesting problem. When the webpage in the camera was Chinese, it was dropping the connection after every request and having to reconnect for the next one. After finally figuring out how to switch it to English, the issue went away.
I got spoiled with my little pocket camera. 1080 photos just don't look good anymore.
So is the plan to use the PV Solar to charge Tesla Powerpacks and build the project with self generated power? A half megawatt with battery storage should go along way at supporting most of the construction.
Quote from: wannamoonbase on 01/05/2018 02:37 amSo is the plan to use the PV Solar to charge Tesla Powerpacks and build the project with self generated power? A half megawatt with battery storage should go along way at supporting most of the construction.What makes you think they'll use Tesla Powerpacks?To be clear, I have no idea if they will or not, but as far as I know, the use of Tesla Powerpacks has not been confirmed.Note that the vast majority of solar systems in the U.S. are grid-tied, with no batteries.Also, if I'm not mistaken, when they ran fiber-optic cables to Boca Chica last year, they also ran new electrical power lines to the area. Nomadd, do I have this right?