Your Own Solar Charger

The most obvious benefit of a solar battery charger is that it uses a renewable energy source, the sun, to provide power to recharge a battery, rather than using mains electricity. Portable solar chargers are used to charge cell phones and other small electronic devices on the go. Chargers on the market today use various types of solar panels, ranging from thin film panels with efficiencies from 7-15% (amorphous silicon around 7%, CIGS closer to 15%), to the slightly more efficient monocrystalline panels which offer efficiencies up to 18%.
Element5 has always been on the forefront of offering notebook charging with solar power and here we show you exactly how to do it. An easy and satisfying charging solar panel charger process will ensure you can continue work on your spreadsheets or watch that Game of Thrones episode for much longer without running out of power.

You should not only ensure that the solar chargers you are purchasing are strong enough to handle damage or being dropped, but you should also ensure that they are strong enough to handle what you could encounter in the wilderness if you plan to take your solar panels camping or hiking – this includes severe weather.
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All the models in our latest round of testing passed this test, but in past tests some solar chargers (especially the cheapest ones) couldn’t bounce back—which is a dealbreaker for us. If you were to leave your phone and solar charger out all afternoon to absorb some juice while you’re off hiking, you’d be pretty disappointed to find your phone had charged for only 15 minutes before a cloud passed by.
Others: power switch, voltage selector switch (12V, 16V or 19V), 4 LED voltage level indicator, output voltage level indicator (12V, 16V or 19V), flash light, microUSB port for charging with cable, 10 laptop connectors with cable, AC adapter included.
Particularly in areas where there are prone to be blackouts or in cases of natural disasters, solar chargers can be a lifeline. Your panel if rated 4.4 amps each, and two of them should output approximately 35 to 52.8 amps back into the battery pack daily (dependent on sunlight condition).

If the BigBlue is unavailable, or if the prices change dramatically, the X-Dragon 20W SunPower Solar Charger is another good bet. An important thing to note about solar charging is that even if you get one with a high power output and place it in direct sunlight, they don’t have fast charging capabilities.
Keep in mind which of your devices need adapters – again, your best bet might be to power them from a battery pack charged by your solar panels as you will lose power in the conversion. As the name suggests, a solar power phone charger is a device that can charge your phone batteries by converting the power of the sun into electricity.