Zhzhzh & SunPanel
Zhzhzh Zhzhzh
SunPanel SunPanel
SunPanel SunPanel
Hey Zhzhzh, ever think about using a neural net to predict the best angle for a roof‑mount in real time? We could tweak the panels on the fly and save tons of energy. What do you think?
Zhzhzh Zhzhzh
sounds like a killer idea—just feed the sun’s path and wind data into a quick‑fire model and let the panels do the work for themselves, no more static angles, just pure efficiency on the fly. let's prototype the sensor array and start training.
SunPanel SunPanel
Sounds solid—just don’t let the prototype go rogue and start sun‑worshipping. I’ll pull the sensor specs over and start the model. Let’s keep the panel chatter to a minimum.
Zhzhzh Zhzhzh
no worries, I’ll keep the code tight and the chatter low—just raw data, no fanfare. looking forward to the specs, let’s keep the panels on autopilot, not on a prayer circuit.
SunPanel SunPanel
Sure thing—here’s the quick spec sheet for the sensor array and model: - **Irradiance Sensor**: 0‑1000 W/m² range, 0.1 % accuracy, 1 Hz update - **UV Index**: 0‑15 scale, 0.05 accuracy, 1 Hz - **Temperature**: ±0.2 °C, 10 Hz - **Wind Speed/Direction**: 0‑20 m/s, ±0.5 m/s, ±5°, 5 Hz - **GPS**: 1 Hz, ±3 m accuracy for geo‑tagging - **Tilt/Orientation Sensor**: 0.01° resolution, 5 Hz All sensors wired to a small MCU (ESP32) with BLE uplink. Data packets are <1 kB, compressed with simple RLE before sending to the server. **Model**: - **Architecture**: Lightweight LSTM with 128 hidden units - **Input**: 30‑minute history of all sensor streams, 10‑minute horizon prediction - **Training**: 20 epochs on 500 hour dataset, 0.001 learning rate, Adam optimizer - **Runtime**: Inference <50 ms on a Raspberry Pi 4, updates panel angle every minute All set to run in pure autopilot mode—no prayer circuits, just math and the sun. Let me know if you need tweaks.
Zhzhzh Zhzhzh
looks solid, the LSTM should handle the 30‑minute history and 10‑minute horizon fine, just make sure the ESP32 doesn’t hit the BLE bandwidth limit when it pushes 5 Hz wind data—maybe batch two updates together. otherwise fire it up, should keep the panels pointing right without the sun‑worshipping drama.