Solarcell offers modern, convenient and renewable energy for all kinds of devices and gadgets
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If you have ever loved the idea of recharging batteries with solar power or have been looking for a great way to minimize the use of traditional batteries, then you might want to take a closer look at the new Solarcell that has just launched and funded on Kickstarter by a team of developers. “Solarcell […]
MAX20361 Tiny Single-/Multi-Cell Solar Harvester works from 225mV
https://www.electronics-lab.com/max20361-tiny-single-multi-cell-solar-harvester-works-from-225mv/
Maxim Integrated’s solar harvester increases runtime and reduces the size of solar-powered designs Maxim Integrated’s MAX20361 is a fully-integrated solution for harvesting energy from single-/multi-cell solar sources. It has an ultra-low quiescent current (360 nA) boost converter that can start from input voltages as low as 225 mV (typical). To maximize the power extracted from the source, […]
Epishine’s world unique solar cell provides power indoors down at ~2 uW/cm²
https://www.electronics-lab.com/epishines-world-unique-solar-cell-provides-power-indoors/
Now it’s here. Epishine’s ”light cell” can change how we power small electronics – a thin and flexible organic solar cell that can be integrated into sensors, consumer electronics, and other low power devices to reduce or eliminate the need of batteries. “We are very proud to have taken the results from more than 25 […]
Photovoltaic Cell Battery Charger / Solar Cell Li-Ion Battery Trickle Charger with MPPC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/photovoltaic-cell-battery-charger-solar-cell-li-ion-battery-trickle-charger-with-mppc/
This is a tiny module that allows users to charge small Li-ion batteries, CR2032 or equivalent, from a low power source such as a small photovoltaic cell. The project consists of the LTC3105 step-up DC-DC converter chip which features Maximum Power Point Control (MPPC) and 250mV start-up voltage which enables operational directly from low power, […]
Scientists Develop Safer Lead-Based Perovskite Solar Cell Structure
https://www.electronics-lab.com/scientists-develop-safer-lead-based-perovskite-solar-cell-structure/
Researchers at Northern Illinois University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado, reported in the journal Nature on a potential breakthrough in the development of hybrid perovskite solar cells. Considered rising stars in the field of solar energy, perovskite solar cells convert light into electricity. They’re potentially […]
Oxford PV perovskite solar cell achieves 28% efficiency
https://www.electronics-lab.com/oxford-pv-perovskite-solar-cell-achieves-28-efficiency/
Perovskite solar technology leader’s solar cell sets new world record. Oxford PVTM – The Perovskite CompanyTM, the leader in the field of perovskite solar cells, today announced a new, certified, world record for its perovskite based solar cell. Oxford PV’s 1 cm2 perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell has achieved a 28% conversion efficiency, certified by the […]
Researchers Developed Highly Durable Washable And Stretchable Solar Cells
https://www.electronics-lab.com/researchers-developed-highly-durable-stretchable-washable-solar-cells/
Scientists of Japanese research institute RIKEN and the University of Tokyo have successfully developed a product that allows solar cells to continue to provide solar power after being washed, stretched and compressed. Takao Someya of Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science, a designated national R&D Institute in Japan, led the research team. The research results were […]
Bismuth Oxyiodide (BiOI)—A Non-toxic Alternative To Solar Cells
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bismuth-oxyiodide-bioi-non-toxic-alternative-solar-cells/
Bismuth is considered as a “green-element” and bismuth-based compounds are gaining attention as potentially non-toxic and defect-tolerant solar absorbers. The researchers of the University of Cambridge and the United States developed theoretical and experimental methods to show that bismuth, which sits next to lead (Pb) on the periodic table, can be used to make inexpensive solar cells. […]
Next Generation Solar Cell That Can Capture Nearly All Energy of Solar Spectrum
https://www.electronics-lab.com/next-generation-solar-cell-can-capture-nearly-energy-solar-spectrum/
Researchers developed a multijunction solar cell on a GaSb substrate that can efficiently convert the long-wavelength photons typically lost in a multijunction solar cell into electricity. This prototype cell has an efficiency of 44.5% which is higher than conventional solar cells. A GaAs-based cell is stacked mechanically with the GaSb-based materials to create a four-terminal, five […]
Using a supercapacitor for power management and energy storage with a small solar cell
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Jean Mars & Julia Leem @ edn.com writes: In Part 1 of this series, we have reviewed solar cell performance, how to select and size the supercapacitor, requirements of supercapacitor charging circuits and charging IC characteristics. We will now use two case studies to illustrate these properties in detail. Using a supercapacitor for power management […]