Since hydroponics run on power for the water pump, and the air pump, if you want to go further close to the real deal, you could grow your food without consuming more power than a natural setup would do.
Many grower around the world have Solar Panels setup to run their pumps and control units. And being near Shenzhen where a lot of things are manufactured, gave me the opportunity to get some panels.
You can order these panels with front or back power connection. They are all equipped with MC4 connectors, so it's easy to daisy chain.
4 panels will give 17.4 V. Perfect voltage for my MPPT solar charger.
Many grower around the world have Solar Panels setup to run their pumps and control units. And being near Shenzhen where a lot of things are manufactured, gave me the opportunity to get some panels.
But we got a balcony, not a garden or a terrace. And worse, the exposition is not full South, but more West. So I have to get the maximum yield of that sun exposure. So I selected custom made flexible panels (flexible and easy to install). After communicating with an "manufacturer"/integrator, they could provide 4 custom made panels of 15cm x 92cm. So 3 of them would fit the big length, and one the short return. Why the flexible Sunpower cells ? Because they are made for RV or Boat rooftops. So they "like" not to be oriented or angled to south or 90° angle sun rays.
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