How To Make A Solar Usb Charger With Battery Backup

How to build a solar powered electronic circuit.

How to make a solar usb charger with battery backup. 6 volt solar panel 4 aa battery holder 4 aa rechargeable batteries 2 diodes i used 1n4007 but any will work female usb switch wires casing solder and soldering iron optional 2 100 ohm resistors only for apple devices heat shrink optional you can find all of these parts at your local radio shack. Let s make something super useful your own solar powered usb backup battery. To make the solar usb phone charger with battery backup you will need. Besides those two factors a higher wattage is the key to fastly charging your gadgets off of the battery.

Last year our team at mbadika was working on an idea to help aspiring young innovators and entrepreneurs learn the basics of product design and development. It is necessary to look for a backup battery that is larger yet still portable to ensure multiple devices can receive power from a single charge. The best portable solar chargers will have a wattage above 10w. This is the basic version of a solar charger without battery backup system it gives 5v output from the usb port blocking back flow of the current inside the solar panel with the diode you can see through the hot glue how the diode is soldered.

Netia mccray part two in a two part series. After some simple soldering you ll be ready to charge your phone and other portable electronics on the go while.