I just got a Bluetti AC200 from the IndieGoGo campaign and I love it! I use it to supplement grid power for my day-to-day work. The two solar panels basically even out with a MacBook Pro laptop and one external monitor. Hopefully this doesn’t end up killing the battery!
To that end, I’d love to be able to monitor the unit from my laptop or smartphone. Knowing things like the PV charging power helps remind me to rotate the solar panels throughout the day, and currently I have to bend over to look under my desk to see it.
Furthermore, I’d love to be able to track how much solar power I’ve harvested, get alerts/updates on battery level, and generally do cool software things (I’m a programmer) with the data I can get from the device! I could even see features like remote operation coming in handy for certain use cases.
Solar trackers are easy to build and your panels will always be facing the sun. We’re not going outside in -60F and many feet of snow to move around solar panels. Good luck!
