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Growver

AKA Power Plant AKA Green Energy AKA Sunny

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What?

A solar powered rover with plants on it that intermittently seeks out the best lighting conditions for its plants.�

A experiment in long-term power cycling and energy-efficient circuits.

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Early Stages & Problems

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Schematic and Board (Brains)

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Fabrication (Round 2)

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Power Stuff

  • Motors: 200mA -700mA combined draw
  • Arduino: 30mA - 50mA
  • Sensors: ~10mA
  • PowerBoost: <5mA

Motors are by far the biggest draw, but the other components’ power consumption would matter over hours, days. It’s best to shut them off entirely.