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Last update: 03-05-2024

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This smart distributed DC power management and charging device has the purpose of charging 5V DC battery walls and power packs from the main 220V AC line at home. The innovation of this power charging device is in the ability to schedule charging to specific times during the day and night according to the price of electricity change. It can be programmed using machine learning to connect to an electricity market data source and calculate the best time to schedule battery charging according to the price variations in the electricity markets. Made to fit the LK-C60 enclosure sold on Aliexpress.

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• 3 USB-A for fast charging up to 30W

• With 220V AC to DC converter and Power charging scheduler to allow charging only when the electricity price is lower (during the night) using machine learning algorithms.

• With a 5.0V DC two-wire connector to allow DC charging from another source (for instance from solar panels)

• With a 5.0V DC two-wire connector to power an indoor main DC line for all 5.0V devices and electronics (smartphones, tablets, or any other)

• With individual power consumption metrics on all USB ports (voltage, current, and power )

• With the detection of an empty/full "power wall" battery pack connected to one of the 3 USB-A ports

• Display

  • 1.47" LCD TFT display

• Power Consumption

  • extreme low power consumption when in sleep mode. Only ~320nA

• Firmware update via USB-C

  • for firmware updates/upgrades
  • installation of Custom firmware possible ( tunning)
  • for local troubleshooting of errors on the module and on the CANBUS network

You can read about this project on Hackster here.

This smart distributed power management device can be installed and utilized off the grid, such as sail boats and motor homes. It can do battery charging when the AC plug is connected (this rev. max 60W) and a max 5V DC 5A solar charging to 3 USB-A ports. This means one can use those commercially available 100,000mA power banks as power walls. Or a real 5V DC power wall. Any will do as long as it runs on 5V DC and is able to connect to a USB-A Port.

• buy the 98x98x32mm ABS Box Junction Box LK-C60 on AliExpress
• buy the Smart PCB electronics (assembled) o Tindie.com

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