subject: Solar Chargers: Soaking The Sun And Save Environment [print this page] Invention of photo electric effect has brought a remarkable change in the electronics and electrical industry. With its help they have developed new ways of generating electricity for a smoother flow of natural life cycle. Everyone is familiar with this fact that sun is the big and natural source of heat and light. Using this light and heat to generate electricity is the new trend of electricity generation.
Demand of continuous power supply is increasing considerably in the industries as well in houses. But, it is also true that this demand is not fulfilling in the way it is to be. It raises a need to find some alternate source to solve the serious issue like electricity shortage. Thanks to solar charger manufacturer for providing different solar solutions that are being used commonly.
Solar appliances garner the heat from sun and store them in it and by using the phenomenon of photoelectric effect it converts that heat into electricity. You might have seen these solar lights in the streets etc. With the advancement in technology solar charger have also been manufactured to charge different equipments.
The most advantageous thing is that these chargers are compact and portable. One can take them anywhere they want and can run their devices for a long period. Different devices and gadgets use solar chargers to power themselves are mobile phones, iPad, iPod, cell phones, flashlights, batteries etc. Different chargers are used for different products and these are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.
The efficiency of solar charger depends heavily on the solar panel used in it. The smaller the size of solar panel, smaller will be the output produced by solar panels. Low efficiency solar panel requires a great amount of space for these panels. Generally, three types of solar panels are used in the solar chargers and these are:
Polycrystalline or multi crystalline solar panel
Amorphous solar panel
Mono crystalline solar panel
Types of solar chargers are also varies according to the applications or the purpose for which it is designed. These are below listed:
Folding Chargers
Folding chargers are very effective solar solutions when it comes to portability. These can be easily unfolding a larger surface area for exposing to sun. In parallel they can easily be folded to take them anywhere you want.
Automotive solar trickle charger
These chargers incorporate small solar panels that get hooked directly with a car cigarette lighter plug. This is generally used to charge the car battery.
Solar Bags and bagpacks
These are made using flexible thin solar cells. They may charge a battery or device directly in a built-in charging pouch.
