shapeshifter.se » solar panel http://www.shapeshifter.se Mostly miscellaneous technical mumbo-jumbo. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Solar panel (6V, 250mA) test http://www.shapeshifter.se/2008/04/25/solar-panel-6v-250ma-test/ http://www.shapeshifter.se/2008/04/25/solar-panel-6v-250ma-test/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:06:05 +0000 fli http://www.shapeshifter.se/?p=51 A while a go I bought a couple of solar panels from REUK and today I finally got around testing them outdoors (I had previously only tested them indoors with a lamp). These panels are rated at 6V, 250mA which makes them quite perfect for low-power outdoor micro controller applications (sensors for example) if they are combined with a re-chargeable battery (that can be tickled charged).

The size of the panels are about 13×13 cm.

Indoor test

Solar panel test

It hovered just at the edge of 6V (~5.5-6V)

Outdoor test

Solar panel test

The test was done on a day with a clear blue sky. The voltage remained steady around ~6.5V and even peaked at 6.9V at one time.

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