Solar Cellphone

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By Adam Flaherty
Posted 2011/06/08 @ 2:30 am
Category Computers & Mobile, Hacks

Modern solar and battery technologies will soon make it into our everyday gadgets. Until then, you’ll have to hack together something akin to Paulie1982′s solar powered cellphone. [via hackaday]

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12 Responses to Solar Cellphone

Anonymous on June 8th, 2011 at 6:11 pm said:

Was wondering, instead of destroying the back of your phone, couldn’t the solar panels be surface mounted with velcro?

Also, would it make sense to add a voltage regulator?

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Anonymous on June 8th, 2011 at 6:11 pm said:

Was wondering, instead of destroying the back of your phone, couldn’t the solar panels be surface mounted with velcro?

Also, would it make sense to add a voltage regulator?

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VRAndy on June 8th, 2011 at 6:11 pm said:

I would like to propose that there is no way he’s powering a smart-phone with the dinky panels he salvaged from a garden light

Solar power on this scale is dubious enough, but you’d be hard-pressed to find less efficient panels than the ones in those garden lights that struggle to light a single LED.

I’d be surprised if that gathers enough juice to keep the phone topped off in standby mode.

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VRAndy on June 8th, 2011 at 6:11 pm said:

I would like to propose that there is no way he’s powering a smart-phone with the dinky panels he salvaged from a garden light

Solar power on this scale is dubious enough, but you’d be hard-pressed to find less efficient panels than the ones in those garden lights that struggle to light a single LED.

I’d be surprised if that gathers enough juice to keep the phone topped off in standby mode.

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Michael Colombo on June 9th, 2011 at 10:59 am said:

agreed with VRAndy – real-life micro applications for solar like this are pretty dismal. I bet you’d harvest more power mounting some sort of mini faraday generator to the phone instead – charge it through walking motion in your pocket…

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Michael Colombo on June 9th, 2011 at 10:59 am said:

agreed with VRAndy – real-life micro applications for solar like this are pretty dismal. I bet you’d harvest more power mounting some sort of mini faraday generator to the phone instead – charge it through walking motion in your pocket…

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Michael Colombo on June 9th, 2011 at 10:59 am said:

agreed with VRAndy – real-life micro applications for solar like this are pretty dismal. I bet you’d harvest more power mounting some sort of mini faraday generator to the phone instead – charge it through walking motion in your pocket…

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John on June 9th, 2011 at 2:18 pm said:

Read about this subject a couple weeks ago. Is not going to happen. Phones are hot enough already, phone manufacturer tests showed that the extra heat makes for unhappy phones.

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John on June 9th, 2011 at 2:18 pm said:

Read about this subject a couple weeks ago. Is not going to happen. Phones are hot enough already, phone manufacturer tests showed that the extra heat makes for unhappy phones.

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John on June 9th, 2011 at 2:18 pm said:

Read about this subject a couple weeks ago. Is not going to happen. Phones are hot enough already, phone manufacturer tests showed that the extra heat makes for unhappy phones.

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John on June 9th, 2011 at 2:18 pm said:

Read about this subject a couple weeks ago. Is not going to happen. Phones are hot enough already, phone manufacturer tests showed that the extra heat makes for unhappy phones.

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Tommy Copeland on August 1st, 2011 at 10:00 pm said:

A day late dollar short for me :~( there are portable you can plug. called and looked on us patents.oh will
next.

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