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Tiny Solar Designer (slrpnk.net)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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I wrote a solar power system designer for small-scale solar projects. It started as a PC Parts Picker for solar panels, but I added a simulator and a few other features focused on solar power.

Would love to know what you think about it!

edit: here's the link: http://tiny-solar.space/

Tiny Solar Designer

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Looks good! Put in a similar requirements as I have on my sailboat and the system it spit out was pretty close to what I have working for me.

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    • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    On the main page or when you show results, direct people to the legal disclaimer

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    • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Looks like an icon from a fossify project :D

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    This is pretty cool, thanks!

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Awesome!

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Very cool!

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    [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Sounds interesting, but you're missing a link.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks for letting me know, I was confused by the new article form. Here is the link: http://tiny-solar.space/

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Some takeaways I had playing with it quickly:

    I think "Time of Day" numeric value display in the simulator is using "Day of Year" as the refresh requirement (remains static through progressing time, but will update if you manually change time or date).

    The physical space display at the top of the simulator is cool, but difficult to see everything on mobile.

    I like the power line diagram in the builder. Makes it very easy to understand how things would hook together.

    Edit: spelling and some word changes for clarity.

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    • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Just looks like a dark grey background for me.

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