Solar fence

TooOldBoots · 09-06-2020 02:18PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Hey Blue what type of a pier or what is the hexagon concrete thing the solar panel is up against ?
(my curiosity is at me now!)

Zimmerframe · 09-06-2020 02:25PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Battery is an old car battery, we use 2, keep one on charge and swop them around every few days.

Yes m8, thats definitely bordering on defeating the purpose of the solar panel.

although I suppose you could argue you would have to change it every day without.

That panel looks like 20 watts might be optimistic too.

Nice fence though, but using approx 600 ma I guess, so would need a decent battery and a decent panel too.

Would go with a 50W panel and a 130Ah battery, then you can relax for the summer.

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blue5000 · 09-06-2020 08:33PM

Cast concrete pier T, been there a long time, has a style on the left.

zetor 4911 · 14-06-2020 06:24PM

I have a B20 strip grazer (0.2 joules) along a river for about 150 meters it is the one where you replace the battery (can't be charged) but it uses 2/3 batteries a year so this year I connected it to a car battery and working fine I was thinking of connecting a small solar panel to it and maybe someone more tech savvy than me could tell me what wattage would I need.

djmc · 14-06-2020 09:29PM

I think you would not need much to run that size fence probably a 10 or 20w panel from Amazon would be plenty
The concern I would have is might you need a charge controller to prevent over charging the battery

zetor 4911 · 14-06-2020 09:57PM

djmc wrote: »

I think you would not need much to run that size fence probably a 10 or 20w panel from Amazon would be plenty
The concern I would have is might you need a charge controller to prevent over charging the battery

Thanks for reply. Would a lower than 10W panel do or are they a waste of money.

djmc · 14-06-2020 10:33PM

I would think that it would be fine for that size all you need is enough to keep the battery topped up. Once you are not using it over winter when days are short

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 08:51AM

A bit of topic here. I want to pump water from a river to a field about 150 meters away there is no power on the farm. Would it be possibly to run a pump of a battery connected to a solar panel?

emaherx · 05-07-2020 09:29AM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

A bit of topic here. I want to pump water from a river to a field about 150 meters away there is no power on the farm. Would it be possibly to run a pump of a battery connected to a solar panel?

Yes absolutely. It's becoming a common option there are ready to go commercial products available and plenty of diy solutions too.

minerleague · 05-07-2020 10:05AM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

A bit of topic here. I want to pump water from a river to a field about 150 meters away there is no power on the farm. Would it be possibly to run a pump of a battery connected to a solar panel?

in the same boat here ( river fenced off for glas on out farm) pumping water up to IBC tank with petrol powered water pump and gravity fed to couple troughs. would like to automate it without spending big money. What type of pump should i be looking for?

blue5000 · 05-07-2020 11:03AM

minerleague wrote: »

in the same boat here ( river fenced off for glas on out farm) pumping water up to IBC tank with petrol powered water pump and gravity fed to couple troughs. would like to automate it without spending big money. What type of pump should i be looking for?

Look up solar pump solutions.ie

emaherx · 05-07-2020 11:18AM

blue5000 wrote: »

Look up solar pump solutions.ie

They are a great solution to provide water to a large area. If you want something simple to replace the petrol pump that's filling an existing IBC then there are much cheaper options. A 12v pump, float switch, solar panel, charge controller and battery would cost a few hundred.

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 12:54PM

emaherx wrote: »

They are a great solution to provide water to a large area. If you want something simple to replace the petrol pump that's filling an existing IBC then there are much cheaper options. A 12v pump, float switch, solar panel, charge controller and battery would cost a few hundred.

Something like that would suit me could not justify the cost of the ready made solution. Would the float switch be placed in the river?

emaherx · 05-07-2020 02:29PM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

Something like that would suit me could not justify the cost of the ready made solution. Would the float switch be placed in the river?

No, float switch in IBC so pump starts when level in IBC drops and stops when it's full.

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 02:38PM

emaherx wrote: »

No, float switch in IBC so pump starts when level in IBC drops and stops when it's full.

Could you pump directly from river to drinking trough with battery and solar panel

emaherx · 05-07-2020 02:42PM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

Could you pump directly from river to drinking trough with battery and solar panel

It's possible, you need a pump with a pressure switch to work with your troughs ball valve. But the IBC can add a bit of a backup in case of breakdown on a DIY solution.

emaherx · 05-07-2020 02:49PM

You said you need to pump 150m is there much of a difference in height between the location you intend on placing the drinker and the river?

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 02:53PM

emaherx wrote: »

It's possible, you need a pump with a pressure switch to work with your troughs ball valve. But the IBC can add a bit of a backup in case of breakdown on a DIY solution.

Would a 12V pump and 12V battery do the job.

emaherx · 05-07-2020 03:42PM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

Would a 12V pump and 12V battery do the job.

Do you mean without solar? Just charging the battery regularly?

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 04:07PM

emaherx wrote: »

Do you mean without solar? Just charging the battery regularly?

Sorry with solar

minerleague · 05-07-2020 05:07PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Look up solar pump solutions.ie

yeah saw them allright, wanted to go diy just for the enjoyment of doing it myself as much as the price iykwim:)

minerleague · 05-07-2020 05:13PM

emaherx wrote: »

No, float switch in IBC so pump starts when level in IBC drops and stops when it's full.

was thinking of two float switches so pump will come on when ibc nearly empty and stop when nearly full. with 1 switch pump would be on/off every time cattle drank even a small amount of water. what is a charge controller?

SuperTortoise · 05-07-2020 05:30PM

minerleague wrote: »

was thinking of two float switches so pump will come on when ibc nearly empty and stop when nearly full. with 1 switch pump would be on/off every time cattle drank even a small amount of water. what is a charge controller?

Charge controller controls the state of battery charge, ie it'll stop the battery from over charging when full.

zetor 4911 · 05-07-2020 05:35PM

emaherx wrote: »

You said you need to pump 150m is there much of a difference in height between the location you intend on placing the drinker and the river?

From water level in river to the drinker I would say a height difference of 8 meters

emaherx · 05-07-2020 06:54PM

minerleague wrote: »

was thinking of two float switches so pump will come on when ibc nearly empty and stop when nearly full. with 1 switch pump would be on/off every time cattle drank even a small amount of water. what is a charge controller?

No, one should do. The float switch won't activate or deactivate until it has traveled up or down a considerable amount, so won't cycle everytime a cow drinks. Use the same type you'd find in a modern septic tank.

TooOldBoots · 05-07-2020 07:36PM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

From water level in river to the drinker I would say a height difference of 8 meters

8 meters of a rise plus 150 meters of pipe.
Not a hope in hell that a 12v solar/battery pump will generate enough head pressure.

emaherx · 05-07-2020 07:40PM

zetor 4911 wrote: »

From water level in river to the drinker I would say a height difference of 8 meters

This is your main concern when buying a pump. make sure it can pump to this height and @ that distance.

zetor 4911 · 06-07-2020 09:13AM

emaherx wrote: »

This is your main concern when buying a pump. make sure it can pump to this height and @ that distance.

Thanks for the replies
Any idea where to get the solar pump?

emaherx · 06-07-2020 10:06AM

For your case I'm not sure.

I normally by cheap 12V pumps from Amazon. But your requirment to lift water 8M and push along 150M of pipe is beyond anything I have experiance with.

From what I've seen on-line 12V pumps can range upto pumps capable of about 40M Head height, not sure how one would perform lifting only 8M but through 150M of pipe. 24V pumps can be capable of 100M+ Head but are obviosly more expensive. And there are 36V/48V and higher available. Generally googling for these types of pumps leads to the usual Chineese websites or E-Bay from China and Aus/NZ.

I'd be interested to see what pump is in the https://www.solarpumpsolutions.ie/. AFAIK their product is well capable of this senario. My Brother in law has one so I might just go have a little look.

zetor 4911 · 06-07-2020 10:15AM

emaherx wrote: »

For your case I'm not sure.

I normally by cheap 12V pumps from Amazon. But your requirment to lift water 8M and push along 150M of pipe is beyond anything I have experiance with.

From what I've seen on-line 12V pumps can range upto pumps capable of about 40M Head height, not sure how one would perform lifting only 8M but through 150M of pipe. 24V pumps can be capable of 100M+ Head but are obviosly more expensive. And there are 36V/48V and higher available. Generally googling for these types of pumps leads to the usual Chineese websites or E-Bay from China and Aus/NZ.

I'd be interested to see what pump is in the https://www.solarpumpsolutions.ie/. AFAIK their product is well capable of this senario. My Brother in law has one so I might just go have a little look.

Thanks for the reply.
I have looked at the ready made option from solarpumpsolutions and waiting on a price from them would say that it will be out side my price range.Would be interested to know what pump they use in their unit.

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