ioBridge Blog » energy http://blog.iobridge.com News and Projects from the ioBridge Community Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:04:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Solar Hot Water Monitoring System http://blog.iobridge.com/2010/01/solar-hot-water-monitoring-system/ http://blog.iobridge.com/2010/01/solar-hot-water-monitoring-system/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:42 +0000 hans http://www.iobridge.net/projects/?p=340 Eric Edwards of EJESolar.com created a system that takes solar energy and heats water for his home. He uses Sun Strip Solar panels to heat the water. With a single solar panel Eric is able to heat a 60 gallon tank to temperatures beyond 160°F. He uses the ioBridge IO-204 to data log and actively monitors the water heating system by getting alerts and updates on his mobile phone.

Water Tank and ioBridge IO-204

Water Tank and ioBridge IO-204

ioBridge IO-204 with Temperature Sensors

ioBridge IO-204 with Temperature Sensors

Eric monitors and data logs the temperatures of the the hot water storage tank, the collectors, and the outside temperature in real-time using the ioBridge IO-204 and temperature sensors. This data allows Eric to calculate BTUs collected per day and translate into a dollar figure to track savings. He has surrounded himself with the data to make sure there is no system damage, freezing, etc., by creating a web site to view the data, setting ioBridge message alerts, and using a Google Gadget to display the temperatures collected by the IO-204.

Visit EJESolar.com to see a live view of the data collected by the solar hot water system as well as some more details behind this solar hot water heating system. Ingenious!

Screen Shot of Solar Array and Collected Data (EJESolar.com)

Screen Shot of Solar Array and Collected Data (EJESolar.com)

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