Most PV solar regulators are buck (step down) regulators and require the PV panel voltage to be above the battery voltage. This design uses a buck-boost topology and allows the PV solar voltage to be above, below or equal to the battery voltage. For example, you could charge a 48V …
Motivation I have had the requirement to back-up small 5V low-powered devices such as a Foscam C1 security camera and a Raspberry PI based LoRaWAN concentrator. Many commonly available 5V Uninterruptible Power Supplies feature a two chip design with a Li-Ion battery charger to charge the back-up battery, and boost …
Designs based on the Texas Instrument’s bq24650 Synchronous Switch-Mode Battery Charge Controller for Solar Power With Maximum Power Point Tracking are commonplace on Aliexpress, ebay and Amazon. Consumers can purchase assembled PCBs, such as the one pictured above, or complete product enclosed in a relatively nice aluminium extruded housing. According …
For far too long, I have been on the search for the ideal way to distribute power for low voltage systems, typically 12V. I have an small assortment of domestic networking gear, small embedded systems, LED desk lamps, battery chargers and USB chargers that operate from a backed-up 12V PV …
For the past couple of years, I have been powering my Sony 55” LCD TV and charging a couple of laptop computers from a 12V solar system. Both the Sony TV and the laptop computers have an input voltage of 19.5VDC. To step up the voltage from the battery, I …
This design is intended to recharge Maxell ML2032 Lithium Manganese Dioxide rechargeable coin cell batteries with a nominal voltage of 3.0V. These are ‘special’ coin cell batteries designed specifically as a rechargeable secondary cell. It is not recommended to attempt to recharge a primary CR2032. These cells have not be …
The 12V 7Ahr “alarm” battery is still a safe, dependable choice for stationary back-up supplies, running items such as LED lighting or modem/routers. Using two Keystone 3571 female PCB terminals, this PCB assembly attaches directly to the terminals of a 12V 7AH SLA Battery (with 4.75mm spade terminals) and provides a low voltage …
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