Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit

Solar energy is one of the many forms of renewable energy on earth. This energy can be harnessed by using a solar cell or photovoltaic cell which converts sunlight directly into electricity. Solar power can also be used in many small electrical devices such as battery chargers. In this project, a so...

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Main Author: Janice Jothi, Pandian
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14000/
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spelling ump-140002016-08-12T03:15:05Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14000/ Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit Janice Jothi, Pandian TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Solar energy is one of the many forms of renewable energy on earth. This energy can be harnessed by using a solar cell or photovoltaic cell which converts sunlight directly into electricity. Solar power can also be used in many small electrical devices such as battery chargers. In this project, a solar powered battery charger with a state of charge indicator circuit is developed to charge AA batteries and to show indication to the user when the batteries reach a fully charged state. The primary benefit of using a solar powered battery charger is that it is one of the cheapest forms of recharging batteries. Apart from this, solar powered battery chargers are fast gaining popularity as they have been proven to be handy in many situations especially in the outdoors, being portable and user friendly. In this project, a constant current source is provided to the batteries in order to recharge it and the state of charge indicator circuit is developed with an adjustable precision Zener shunt regulator. Once the batteries are fully charged, an LED will light up to show the user that the batteries can now be used reused. 2009-10 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14000/1/FKEE%20-%20JANICE%20JOTHI%20PANDIAN.PDF Janice Jothi, Pandian (2009) Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit. Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:55167&theme=UMP2
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Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
description Solar energy is one of the many forms of renewable energy on earth. This energy can be harnessed by using a solar cell or photovoltaic cell which converts sunlight directly into electricity. Solar power can also be used in many small electrical devices such as battery chargers. In this project, a solar powered battery charger with a state of charge indicator circuit is developed to charge AA batteries and to show indication to the user when the batteries reach a fully charged state. The primary benefit of using a solar powered battery charger is that it is one of the cheapest forms of recharging batteries. Apart from this, solar powered battery chargers are fast gaining popularity as they have been proven to be handy in many situations especially in the outdoors, being portable and user friendly. In this project, a constant current source is provided to the batteries in order to recharge it and the state of charge indicator circuit is developed with an adjustable precision Zener shunt regulator. Once the batteries are fully charged, an LED will light up to show the user that the batteries can now be used reused.
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Janice Jothi, Pandian
author_facet Janice Jothi, Pandian
author_sort Janice Jothi, Pandian
title Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
title_short Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
title_full Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
title_fullStr Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
title_full_unstemmed Solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
title_sort solar powered battery charger with state of charge indicator circuit
publishDate 2009
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14000/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14000/1/FKEE%20-%20JANICE%20JOTHI%20PANDIAN.PDF
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