Sandbox 8

[LAN/Internet] Real-time InfluxDB LAN ➝ EnergyLAB Hub LAN ➝ WordPress Cloud Sync (Post-Secured)

🛰️ EnergyLab Sandbox 8 – Data Feed Architecture

🔹 What You’re Seeing

The Live Trends chart on Sandbox 8 displays a synchronized, 48-hour view of:

  • GOES-19 X-ray flux
  • Solar radiation from your local weather station
  • PV output from your solar panel inverter

This visualization highlights the correlation between solar flare events in space and power generation at your building.

✅ Data Sources (Live)

🟧 1. GOES-19 X-Ray Flux

  • Source: NOAA SWPC GOES X-ray feed
  • Satellite: GOES-19
  • Energy Band: 1.0–8.0 Å (soft X-rays, key for solar flare detection)
  • Data Rate: 1-minute resolution
  • How it works:
    Your /app/writers/sandbox8-goes-series.py script fetches this JSON every 60 seconds, extracts flux_wm2, and writes to InfluxDB internet → goes_flux.

🔵 2. Solar Radiation

  • Source: Local LAN (Weather Station on .213 from ecowittweather)
  • Measurement: solarradiation
  • Database: InfluxDB → ecowittweather
  • Notes:
    This value tracks the total solar energy hitting the surface, measured in W/m². It includes direct sunlight, diffuse light, and cloud scatter — key for validating PV performance.

🟩 3. PV Output

  • Source: Local LAN (Solar inverter via ecoflow)
  • Measurement: mpptpv2InWatts
  • Database: InfluxDB → ecoflow
  • Notes:
    Captures your real-time solar panel output. Useful for tracking cloud cover, shade, or how the panels respond during flare-intensified sunlight.

🔍 What You Might See in the Overlay

⚠️ Solar Flare Activity:

  • GOES X-ray flux increases rapidly during flare events
  • This can cause short-term increases in local radiation and PV output
  • Unexpected PV spikes on partly cloudy days may correlate with C-class or stronger flares

🌥️ Atmospheric Disturbance:

  • Increased flux may ionize upper atmosphere, affecting weather sensors slightly
  • Sudden changes in solarradiation without visible sky change could be flare-induced

🧭 Patterns to Highlight:

FeatureWhat You’ll See
C-class flare (10⁻⁶ to 10⁻⁵)Small bump in GOES line
Sharp PV jumpPV line spikes even on cloudy day
Solar & PV disconnectPV flat while radiation spikes → possible system limit or inverter behavior

📊 Overlay/Narrative Opportunities

  • Highlight the peak flux value per day
  • Annotate flare class thresholds: C1, M1, X1
  • Show current flare status: “C-Class Activity Detected”
  • Add dynamic tooltips showing:
    • Last flare time and intensity
    • Time since last peak
  • Optionally visualize:
    • “Clear sky curve” vs. actual PV curve
    • Delta between solar and pv as efficiency loss indicator