[Gta04-owner] How could GTA04 shine

[Bob Ham]

On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 10:05 +0100, Christoph Mair wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Bob Ham <rah at bash.sh> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2012-03-01 at 19:27 +0000, Radek Polak wrote:
> > A quick bit of searching turned up this suitably-sized panel
> >
> > http://uk.farnell.com/sanyo/am-5710car-sce/solar-cell-outdoor/dp/1679078
> >
> > which is rated at 134mW.


> Just one note: the highest current you can get from this solar panel
> is 15mA.

There are two current ratings listed: "Current at P Max" which I presume
means the current at maximum power output, and "Short Circuit Current".
The latter is the 15mA you mentioned but I don't understand what this
"Short Circuit Current" means?  The "Current at P Max" is listed as 29mA
which is twice the current.


> Unfortunately we (still) do consume a lot more power during
> suspend. This solution will only charge the battery (very slowly!)
> when the device is off.

Indeed, the use case I'm imagining is where the phone is off to conserve
power and the charging simply becomes a (possibly very useful) added
bonus.

-- 
Bob Ham <rah at bash.sh>

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