Here is the simple circuit to charge 6 V, 4.5 Ah rechargeable Lead-acid battery from the solar panel. This is a simple solar battery charger circuit designed using LM317 voltage regulator and is used ...

Editor's note: An update made on January 18, 2023, on charger performance and availability three years after this story's original airing, follows the main story. When outlets are nowhere in sight, a ...

Brisbane-based RedEarth Energy Storage has teamed up with German EV charging specialist Ambibox and Chinese battery tech manufacturer Nebula Electronics to develop a residential “microgrid-in-a-box” ...

Solar chargers are convenient for camping and hiking, but you can use them to charge your gadgets for free at home, too. Solar chargers have come a long way in the last few years. Once little more ...

Let's say you own an electric car - maybe you do - and are now heading to work to do the day's bidding. However, there's a bit of an issue: you rarely catch a spot at the old electric pump and you're ...

Extra batteries and portable power banks are great for keeping your electronic devices charged and operating when you’re off the grid, but they won’t last forever. Portable solar chargers don’t have ...

When you’re backpacking, you need to carry only the necessities — but since you’ll be trekking out into nature, far from all of the comforts of home, you need to make sure you’re carrying items that ...

In the April 4, 2024, issue of EDN, the design of a solar mains hybrid lamp (HL) was featured. The lamp receives power from both a solar panel and a mains power supply to turn on an array of LED lamps ...

Once a portable charger runs out of juice, you have to find an outlet to repower it. Solar power banks, however, help you avoid that problem — they can be repowered by the sun. Like solar chargers, ...

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