Solar Power Cube v17.10

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The latest design is published in FreeCAD below.

Solar Power Cube 17.10

This design employs a solar panel to drive a hydraulic pump. Here are the latest updates:

Sept 2017: Part selection complete for solar panel, electric motor, power unit (less drive belt and gears)

Power Cube Working Document: ["https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tOpd6turRVkiu3LHZ72o98MZziBLp-kUVRxjHMo1ix0/edit#gid=1"]


Specifications

Solar Panel

36 VDC

7.78 Amps

280 Watts

DC Motor and Controller

 500 Watt motor and controller
 36 VDC
 17.8 Amps Max
 2500 RPM Max
 Reversible

Brushes and permanent magnets

 4 1/4" Diameter
 4" body length
 1" shaft (threaded)

PC17.10-500W-DC-Motor.png 500W DC Motor

Hydraulic Pump

Hydraulic Motor

Calculations

Power input / output

Max RPM input / output

Max Torque input / output