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

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

Hydraulic Pump

Hydraulic Motor

Calculations

Power input / output

280 W / 746 W/HP = 0.375 HP


Max RPM input / output

Max Torque input / output