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Sensor blinded by the sun

A project log for Power Monitor (smart meter hack)

A simple hack on a smart meter to monitor household power consumption vs Exterior temperature and wood stove usage.

michelMichel 05/07/2016 at 19:000 Comments

Spring is here and the sun is higher in the sky! That’s good for us but not for the IR sensor: it is completely blinded by the sun.

There you are, a nice umbrellas made of 0.080" HDPE! Problem solved!



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