Solar panel, Boston

79%
Last update: ago

I have a solar-powered website at solar.dri.es (mirror). It runs on a Raspberry Pi with a solar panel on our roof deck.

Every 10 minutes, the Raspberry Pi updates this status page. This page is hosted separately, so if my solar-powered website goes offline due to an extended lack of sunlight, cold preventing the battery from recharging, or a system crash, you should be able to see that here.

Metric Status
Last update 4 min 53 sec ago
Day or night Day
Battery capacity 79%
Battery voltage 13.28V
Battery current 0.2A
Battery charging Charging - very slowly
Charge type Float charge
Outdoor temperature 4°C
Solar system uptime 11 days
Raspberry Pi uptime 10 days
CPU usage 9%
CPU temperature 34°C (normal)
Memory usage 42%
Disk usage 3%
WiFi strength Good
Power supply 1.26V (normal)
Battery cutoff voltage 11.2V
Battery restart voltage 12V

Hourly battery charge

May 7 May 6 May 5 May 4 May 3 May 2 May 1 Apr 30 Apr 29 Apr 28 Apr 27 Apr 26 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22

A green square means the battery is well-charged and can power the Raspberry Pi for several days. A red square indicates the battery charge is low and requires solar charging soon. A grey square means the Raspberry Pi was offline.

Daily battery levels

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Apr 26 Apr 28 Apr 30 May 2 May 4 May 6

This graph displays the battery's highest (green solid line) and lowest (red dotted line) charge levels each day. It helps track trends and assess the risk of the Raspberry Pi shutting down due to insufficient sunlight or extreme temperatures, which prevent the battery from charging.