Quantity | Component name | |
1 | × | 16 cubic ft chest freezer |
2 | × | 7 gallon containers filled with water. Water stores a lot of energy. When 14 gallons of it is chilled to near freezing temperature, it is able to keep the fridge cold for a long time when there is no external power (solar) available. |
1 | × | Olimex ESP32-EVB Chosen because it features an ESP32-WROOM32 module with ethernet PHY and 2 relays for switching external loads. |
1 | × | BMP280 Temperature + pressure sensor Used to monitor the temperature within the fridge |
1 | × | DHT22 Temperature + humidity sensor A second sensor monitors the temperature at another location within the fridge. This also provides humidity reading which should be useful information to record. |