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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 12-30-14, 03:16 AM
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Posted By takyka
flow sensor

I'm using a flow sensor for one year now in my heatpump. It was running end of last winter, for one month during summer (for cooling). Was stopped for monthes. It was running from mid October,...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 11-21-14, 01:50 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
The arduino mega is a 5V device! As long as one...

The arduino mega is a 5V device! As long as one doesn't need computation power of 32bit systems, but for more pins or memory does, arduino mega can be a good choice.

Unlike some are thinking...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 11-20-14, 01:44 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
floats and 1w temp sensors

In my hetpump controller sw I use long and float operations alot. In such application the speed of the uC is plenty to waste for emulated floating point operations. Even there are several frequent...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-10-14, 12:36 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
cheap flow sensor

I have two of the mentioned cheap flow sensors installed. One is in operation (mean heavy waterflow) a lot of times a day. The other one stands for half year (in my heatpump) and in operation gets...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-28-14, 04:29 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
buffalobillpatrick, Nice, simple code. If...

buffalobillpatrick,

Nice, simple code. If you don't mind, I would share with you my complains strictly from remidial intent.

- As you handle strings, you will exhaust RAM very fast. All strings...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-16-14, 05:32 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
You have on the UNO one serial port connected to...

You have on the UNO one serial port connected to USB converter. When you plug it to computer, it appears like a serial port. A simple terminal sw(built into arduino or an external one) can be used as...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-16-14, 05:16 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
Professional systems pressure switches with...

Professional systems pressure switches with hysteresis are used. Adjustable or fixed connected in series with compressor.
Here is an example:...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-15-14, 01:56 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
How important is to have LCD is up to the user's...

How important is to have LCD is up to the user's taste. If you have computeror tablet at hand, It's more convenient to get/set datas with it. In my system there is the possibility to connect LCD, but...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-13-14, 03:41 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
Good move! You can't imagine, how much these...

Good move! You can't imagine, how much these helps to find the best COP.
Only thing, your simple controller is not that simple anymore! :D

T.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-13-14, 03:36 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
It is not correct. Boiling point is related to...

It is not correct. Boiling point is related to pressure and temperature. But if you pass that point you can rise temperature for the wapor, without increasing pressure. Think about compressor...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-12-14, 08:39 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
AC, With the smallest sufficient DC cap, the...

AC,

With the smallest sufficient DC cap, the arduino can survive few hundred ms without power. I have never tried, but read in a book, the compressor can stop, or at least slows down so much, it...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-11-14, 07:16 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
If you decided to have a control more...

If you decided to have a control more sophisticated than few timer relays, you should consider some safety functions!

To a W2WHP without antifreeze in primary loop I would add flow sensor to...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-10-14, 05:13 AM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
What functionality is planned here for the...

What functionality is planned here for the controller, a 32bit microcontroller is not mandatory. However a good thing.
I don't have any problem, handling floating point numbers by Mega even it has...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-09-14, 03:52 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
my controller source code

Hello,

First of all thank you for kind welcome!
I added my source code to github. As I can't add links yet, please go to https:// github dot com slash takyka slash heatpump to get it.

The...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-08-14, 03:52 PM
Replies: 331
Views: 167,694
Posted By takyka
my custom HP controller

Dear All,

This is my first post here. I follow the heatpump section of EcoRenovator forum with great interest. I have built an ASHP and I made an arduino based controller to it. Why I turn myself...
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