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INDOOR SOLAR CELLS OPTIMISED TO CONVERT AMBIENT INDOOR LIGHT TO ELECTRICITY

INDOOR SOLAR CELLS OPTIMISED TO CONVERT AMBIENT INDOOR LIGHT TO ELECTRICITY

Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimised to convert ambient indoor light to electricity. The power they produce is low, but is probably enough to feed the millions of products that the internet of things will bring online. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Energy Harvesting Microwatt to Megawatt 2019-2029.   As the internet of

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SOLAR BATTERY CHARGE

SOLAR BATTERY CHARGE CIRCUIT PIC16F88

4 8-volt 500mA solar battery is charged using the 12 charging the battery charge and desarƟ status (Charge and discharge control) that control PIC16F88 made using a circuit that require minimal power available in…Electronics Projects, Solar Battery Charge Circuit PIC16F88 “battery charger circuit, microchip projects, microcontroller projects, pic16f88 projects, “ 4 8-volt 500mA solar battery is charged using

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NEW 24.06 EFFICIENCY RECORD FOR BIFACIAL SILICON SOLAR CELL

NEW 24.06% EFFICIENCY RECORD FOR BIFACIAL SILICON SOLAR CELL

LONGi Solar has announced that it has achieved a new monocrystalline silicon PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) world record conversion efficiency using commercial wafer (M2) dimensions that exceeds 24 percent for the first time, according to tests carried out by the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Product Quality (CPVT) in China. LONGi Solar’s latest breakthrough

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Solar harvesting into Li ion battery

Solar harvesting into Li-ion battery

The AEMLION is a 0.8×0.6 inch (20x15mm) PCB with the AEM10941 Solar Harvesting IC from E-peas. It efficiently converts solar energy into Li-ion battery charge, it even works with indoor light. It features 3.3V and 1.8V regulated outputs that are enabled when the battery has useful charge and a low battery warning that informs the user of impending

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Tiny Solar Energy Module TSEM

Tiny Solar Energy Module (TSEM)

Description This is a 1×1 inch PCB module with two tiny solar cells, a highly efficient Li-Ion battery charger and with two regulated outputs (3.3V and 1.8V). It harvests enough power from indoor light to power a simple BLE or LoRa sensor. The board has castellated vias so it can be surface mount soldered onto

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High Efficiency MPPT Solar Charger

High Efficiency MPPT Solar Charger

Description After 3 years of development, this open source project is nearing completion. From its modest beginnings it has evolved into a rather sophisticated device with a USB interface, powerful USB charging ports, a 20×4 character LCD, a rotary encoder with push button, precision measurement of everything from voltages and currents to temperatures. There are

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MPPT Based Charge Controller Using Pic Microcontroller

MPPT Based Charge Controller Using Pic Microcontroller

In this post we will briefly discuss about MPPT Based Charge Controller Using Pic Microcontroller. Photovoltaic is one of the renewable energy resources that recently has become broader in nowadays technology.  The electricity generations of photovoltaic (PV) panels are strongly related with insolation and temperature. The insolation and temperature are not stable, since the electricity

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Perovskite solar cells stabilised at 19 efficiency

Perovskite solar cells stabilised at 19% efficiency

Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have found that adding large organic compounds called guanidinium (CH6N3+) into methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells can provide stable power efficiency of 19%, approaching that of silicon cells. The lab of Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin at EPFL Valais Wallis, with colleagues at the University of Cordoba and the Helmholtz Institute in

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How to Select a Voltage Regulator

How to Select a Voltage Regulator

All electronics projects need power. Power can come from either stored energy in a battery, or directly from mains AC voltage or DC power from renewable sources such as solar energy. Power Management ICs (PMICs)help manage the power requirements in a system including scaling voltages, battery charging, and DC-DC conversion. Choosing the right PMIC can make

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