Wio Tracker 1110- Cooling Power Experiment
So the experiment… I need to take Home Made Ice Cream to a Family Reunion Next Weekend
It will probably be the Hotest Days of the Year… 100+ F and High Humidity
I need to find a way to keep the Ice Cream Cold from the freezer at home to the reunion location and keep it frozen until needed. (Cooler Opened)
I an going to use a cooler… one that is made to keep approximatly 5 gallons of water
It is round as a dinner plate and maybe 2 feet tall
I selected the cooler based on the size and shape… would be able to put the ice cream container into the cooler. Also it was already in my garage…
Also Cooler top is screw on… so less chance of opening before wanted or tampering
Empty and Clean 5 Gallon Cooler
Place 4 x Frozen Jell Packs in Bottom of Cooler
Place Foam Plate in Top of Cooler to separate the tracker from extreme cold of Ice Packs and any Liquid from Melting
Place Tracker on top of Plate
Close On Top of Cooler… Outside n-ot as clean as inside…lol
5 Gallon Water Cooler
Approx18 " tall
Approx 12" Round
Set Up SenseCAP Dashboard
-The Experiment started at 12:30 PM 7-19-2024
A previous experiment showed the temp inside the home Freezer was -5F
It is assumed that the Gell Packs are cooled to that same temp
Everything wal allowed to reach room temp of 73.5 F at 60%RH
The desired data is how long will 4 Gell Packs take to heat sink the cooler body
This should be a downward sloping graph of temperture
when the temp levels out… this will be the amount of heat to obtain equilibrium
Then depending on the movement of the temp… we should be able to determine the battery level left in the Gell Pack
I plan to repeat the test with twice as many Gell Pack
When the battery of the Gell Packs is empty, the temp should rise again
PJ
