Manual and Remote Arduino Controlled High Current High Voltage DC Polarity Switch Box

I'm looking to hire someone to develop a DC current polarity switch box that will be operated in very remote areas. I'm very new and unfamiliar with Arduino development. But it seems they could control high current automotive relays and have the ability to control them remotely via Lora. I'd prefer someone local to Houston, TX area but I suppose it's not completely necessary.

The task: A bench top DC power supply is used to energize an 8 or 10AWG wire placed on the ground ranging anywhere from 500 to 3,000 feet or possibly more. The power supply produces at least 100V, 30A of energy through the coil of wire. I need a box connected between the power supply and coil of wire. The box would have an off position, forward position, and reverse position. A forward and reverse reading is taken roughly every 10 minutes, but varies greatly. Most of the time this is done with the operator and box in same location. Other times the coil of wire is not near the operator and must be operated and read out remotely. (this is currently done with a designated person physically there with a 2-way radio performing the switching and reporting the readout to operator).

The device: The box should be able to handle 150A and 150V (sometimes more powerful power sources are used). It would need a switch to operate manually or remotely (local operation could be done via usb or an actual manual switch). A shunt with led readout for local use. For remote use, the box and power supply would be running on an inverter generator in a very remote location (in the woods or similar). The relays for polarity switching would likely be 12v automotive relays. I was thinking the Arduino could control these, but also need to be controlled remotely. Possibly via Lora and in this case would also need to report back a fairly constant feed of the current readout. Distances will range from 1-5 miles from the operator likely.

Are you talking about 150V DC? If anything goes wrong, you are dead before smoke rises. Giving the risk, what's the budget?

Sidenote: switching 150V DC under load will burn your relais quite fast. You cannot go with hobby stuff.

Without feedback you only have "commands" not "control". Please design a complete remote "control" system.

I'd have to agree.

12V automotive relays are no match for a 150V DC, 150A load. The cheapest contactor that I found for those requirements on RS Online came to about 550 EUR...

And indeed a mistake can give you a nice explosion.

Of course an Arduino will have no problem controlling such a contactor, it's a simple 220V AC coil. That can be switched through a TRIAC or basic relay. There are Arduino boards with LoRa built in, that'd be a good starting point.

Here's an example of an old device no longer available. Olimex PIC-P40, what seems to be some version of Panasonic EV Series DC Contactors
(https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/products/relays-contactors/mechanical-power-relays/lineup/automotive/series/2800), Shunt with LED readout and a 900mhz RF modem (not pictured). Particular unit was capable of 180VDC 150AMP.

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