PeaPod is a cloud-connected automated plant growth environment, designed as both a distributed phenotype research tool, and a precision agriculture food production.
Peltier driver resource: https://www.ti.com/lit/an/slua979a/slua979a.pdf "It is more accurate to use constant current [to drive a Peltier tile] than voltage drive as its impedance varies with temperature"
[x] Selected housing passive thermoregulation (aka insulation) from frame thickness, maximizing R-value (running cost of energy inefficiency) vs initial cost
[x] Calculated power requirement: housing heat loss from panel area, panel thickness, and R-value
[x] Calculated power requirement: initial to target minima/maxima in 60s from volume, molar mass, specific heat capacity
[x] Selected Peltier tiles (model and quantity) from heat loss requirement of 4 PeaPods
[ ] Selected heat sinks from Peltier dimensions, power dissipation (?) requirement
[ ] Selected fans from power dissipation (?) requirement
[ ] CAD everything
Driver:
[ ] Selected N- and P-channel MOSFETs from current requirement, gate voltage threshold w/ microcontroller
[ ] Selected power, control connectors (standard)
[ ] Selected dimmable buck-boost constant current driver from input voltage, output current range
[ ] Designed schematic with H-bridge and dimming, generated PCB w/ mounting holes
[ ] Wrote control code for driver circuit
PID Control:
[x] Selected internal, external ambient air temperature sensor
[ ] Selected internal, external heat sink temperature sensor
Closes #45
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Driver:
Selected dimmable buck-boost constant current driver from input voltage, output current rangePID Control: