home router battery backup
Mark Tinka
mark at tinka.africa
Fri Jan 14 03:57:37 UTC 2022
On 1/13/22 17:38, Jay wrote:
> Greetings,
> I am a home user. Much of my home has been rewired to run off of
> 12-volts D.C. from a large 1200 Amp/Hour LiFePO4 battery bank that is
> recharged using Solar. All my lighting, ceiling fans, water pump, Ham
> radio gear, weather alert radio, USB charging stations, alarm system,
> security cameras and DVR, my wife's CPAP machine, 40-inch flat screen
> TV, ROKU streaming device, etc. all now run off 12 VDC. High
> consumption devices like stove, refrigerators, air conditioners,
> furnace, still run on AC but get *much* of their power from a 5kw
> Grid-Tied Solar array (Enphase IQ7 microinverters) which I hope to
> soon add a battery backup to. There is also a whole-house 4kw backup
> generator. This is what is known as a "Hybrid" home :)
>
> ALL of my servers, workstations, routers/hubs, WiFi, are also
> converted to run on 12VDC from this battery/solar plant. In many
> cases it is just a matter of adding a DC-DC buck/booster regulator
> that can be purchased on Amazon for ten bucks, or so. These generally
> take 8-40 volts input and will deliver whatever voltage output that
> you desire. Both my DSL and FTTH are powered this way.
>
> It was mentioned that we need to address *reducing* our power
> consumption in order to reduce our carbon footprint. This ongoing
> project has helped me to do just that and eliminate so many "power
> suckers" and wall-warts from my home.
>
> We consume around 150 watts on DC and generally around 600 watts on
> AC (unless a freezer or air conditioner cycles on). When the power
> goes out, sometimes we don't immediately notice it! I think I am
> living inside a giant UPS, and more independance from the Grid is
> refreshing.
This is amazing!
I couldn't possibly find the energy to convert any (never mind all) of
my standard appliances to DC, but what you've done is very impressive,
especially since you are talking about a house and not a boat!
Well done!
Mark.
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