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TSshondown
post Jul 10 2019, 07:12 PM, updated 7y ago

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Hi guys, I am trying to find a camera (or a way) for my porch. Nothing fancy just a small WiFI camera for me to monitor my home when I am away.

I found a couple of solar-powered outdoor camera at Lazada, but I need the panel to be detachable as my ideal camera position is not exposed to direct sunlight.

Also, I'm thinking of buying a Yi Outdoor camera and solar panel separately but I have no idea how the power consumption works and the kind of solar panel I need.

Any ideas?

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TSshondown
post Jul 11 2019, 11:58 AM

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QUOTE(henryj8 @ Jul 10 2019, 10:59 PM)
Any lighting near the position you want to install the cctv ?
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Just my LED kalimantang light. Only on during the night
TSshondown
post Jul 11 2019, 12:00 PM

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QUOTE(yushin @ Jul 10 2019, 08:22 PM)
Assume Yi outdoor camera power consumption is 4w.
Means for 24 hours it will take 24 x 4 = 96wh.

To store 96wh in a 12v battery you will need 96/12 = 8ah.
You need minimum 12v 8ah battery.

To fully charge that battery in daylight. Base on Malaysia's typical 3.5h sun hour you need 96 / 3.5 = 12v 25.4w panel.

Summary:
Give or take some efficiency loss so you need to oversize a bit, You will need
1 x 18v 30W solar panel
1 x 12v 10A pwm solar controller with usb output for your camera.
1 x 12v 20AH deep discharge lead acid battery

Price you can go lazada check.

Good luck.
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Thanks... I'll see what I can figure find
TSshondown
post Jul 15 2019, 07:04 PM

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QUOTE(henryj8 @ Jul 11 2019, 01:02 PM)
Then easy to solve alreaady at least have a power point there. rclxms.gif  rclxms.gif
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Hmm... yeah... haven't thought of that.
Maybe I could pull power source from here. Good idea!
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