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I've built 4 different fan controllers for my companies' embedded board so far. We work in very hot greenhouses, so fans (and peltiers) are essential. And prop

by rurban 7mo ago

I've built 4 different fan controllers for my companies' embedded board so far. We work in very hot greenhouses, so fans (and peltiers) are essential. And proper thermal sensors. I check 4 different ones. Esp. needed is also a humidity sensor, because we don't want it to cool down below the dew point. It's PWM, controlled via mraa. mraa_pwm_write()

elevation 7mo ago
> peltiers) are essential Peltiers have a lifetime measured in cycles, cycling from active (maximum delta Temp) to inactive (both sides ambient). After 1-2k cycles, Peltiers gradually lose efficiency and transition from a heat pump to a hot plate. For this reason I've avoided them in my own permanent installations. Have you encountered this?
- rurban 7mo ago
  Yes, peltiers only help a bit. And don't last long. Most of the heavy work is done by huge fans.
uticus 7mo ago
> peltiers First time I've come across this technology. A solid-state heat pump? Magic! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_heat_pump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_heat_pump