Why so few members in here, is it a technique place for camera? Why I feel nervous? 
I hope that I can't post an error where is not a suit place. I want to need a little power design help:
Background for question: I have a project I'm working on where I have measured that I will use approximately 14.4Ah over 24 hours. This is quite the load for a small timelapse setup where I need the camera clicking for 5 months. I need 24 hour power because once the camera turns off, it needs a human to press the power on button. I will have access to the site, but it won't be everyday access - most likely on the weekends.
I'm looking at needing to go with a deep cycle marine battery and a 25w solar panel to keep this system powered on and the battery charged.
As an example, if I have a 40Ah 12v car battery, and I know my draw is 14.4Ah a day, then this battery can give me 2 days of usage?
However my project requires only 5v, and my 14.4Ah is calculated from 5v.
This is where my math breaks up, but if I convert the car battery 12v to 5v output, and draw 14.4Ah a day from it, does this mean I'll get approximately 4 days of usage?
Ultimately I'd like to hook a 25w solar panel to the battery to try and keep it charged, too.
Edit: adding a little info about my project. It may help with the design.
I'm an electronics rookie, I know enough to get me in trouble, but not enough to help fix it
I'm looking to setup a long-term timelapse camera. The enclosure will consist of 1 camera and 1 mobile broadband device. I'd like to use solar power to try and keep the unit operational.
Some brief details on my setup: The camera is a Canon ELPH 130 point and shoot which has firmware on it to take 1 photo every 10 minutes, between 6am and 6pm. When a photo is taken, it'll save it to an Eye-Fi SD Card. When the Eye-Fi receives a new photo, it'll connect to the MiFi and automatically upload it to the internet.
I've connected my Multimeter in-line with these devices to gauge their amp usage.
Here's my findings:
The downside: I need these devices up 24 hours a day because if they lose power it requires human intervention to push a button to power them back on.
So here's my math:
Thanks all advice!
I hope that I can't post an error where is not a suit place. I want to need a little power design help:Background for question: I have a project I'm working on where I have measured that I will use approximately 14.4Ah over 24 hours. This is quite the load for a small timelapse setup where I need the camera clicking for 5 months. I need 24 hour power because once the camera turns off, it needs a human to press the power on button. I will have access to the site, but it won't be everyday access - most likely on the weekends.
I'm looking at needing to go with a deep cycle marine battery and a 25w solar panel to keep this system powered on and the battery charged.
As an example, if I have a 40Ah 12v car battery, and I know my draw is 14.4Ah a day, then this battery can give me 2 days of usage?
However my project requires only 5v, and my 14.4Ah is calculated from 5v.
This is where my math breaks up, but if I convert the car battery 12v to 5v output, and draw 14.4Ah a day from it, does this mean I'll get approximately 4 days of usage?
Ultimately I'd like to hook a 25w solar panel to the battery to try and keep it charged, too.
Edit: adding a little info about my project. It may help with the design.
I'm an electronics rookie, I know enough to get me in trouble, but not enough to help fix it
I'm looking to setup a long-term timelapse camera. The enclosure will consist of 1 camera and 1 mobile broadband device. I'd like to use solar power to try and keep the unit operational.
Some brief details on my setup: The camera is a Canon ELPH 130 point and shoot which has firmware on it to take 1 photo every 10 minutes, between 6am and 6pm. When a photo is taken, it'll save it to an Eye-Fi SD Card. When the Eye-Fi receives a new photo, it'll connect to the MiFi and automatically upload it to the internet.
I've connected my Multimeter in-line with these devices to gauge their amp usage.
Here's my findings:
- Camera: average current of 0.25a over 2 hours.
- Mobile Broadband: average current of 0.35a over 2 hours.
The downside: I need these devices up 24 hours a day because if they lose power it requires human intervention to push a button to power them back on.
So here's my math:
- Camera: 250mA x 24 hours a day = 6000mAh
- Mobile Broadband: 350mA x 24 hours a day = 8400mAh
- Totaling: 14400mAh battery required to keep this thing going for 24 hours.
Thanks all advice!
