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Re: Video: Solar-powered Bitcoin Mining farm
by
RichBC
on 26/10/2015, 08:46:36 UTC
If you check the video again you will see that the whole setup is connected to the mains as well, hence if the battery runs low, it automatically switches to draw power from the grid. So even though the Sun may only provide x hours of operation, the miner will not stop suddenly. For a proof of concept project this is perfectly acceptable, it is cheaper than sizing up the whole system just to run a few more hours.

I was not suggesting that the miner would suddenly stop. Just making the point that at best he will either be running the miner or charging the batteries, not both at once. Hence either the solar array is too small or the battery bank too large. Idealy you would want sufficient Solar power to run the miner during the day & Charge the Batteries for the Overnight Mining. Agreed on the proof of concept.

But still stick by my earlier point that you are better off to reduce your electricity bill than to Mine Bitcoin. All that said I am gathering parts for a Solar Mining Experiment as I thinks it's a great project.  Smiley

Rich