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#27
Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
All these calculations are above my head and I feel no motivation to become an expert here...

... BUT:

My main use case for a solar panel would not be to use it instead of regular charging. Instead, I would need want it to produce just enough juice that I can use the phone a little longer while outdoors. In other words: I would be perfectly happy if such a panel could make the phone "discharge at a slower rate" (if this is technically possible at all)

Is this a realistic expectation?
I would say yes, 2h in direct summer sunlight should be enough to charge 20% with such a panel (2Wh minus losses). The pitfall is that you have to direct it at least roughly to the sun's direction, and maybe that your phone does not like getting hot.

Could make sense btw. to combine it with an extra battery to make charging without the phone possible.

EDIT: And it's dirt cheap, this 1W-panel for example is just $3.50 in single quantity.

Last edited by Oblomow; 2013-12-04 at 17:03.
 

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