[Gta04-owner] How could GTA04 shine

[Christoph Mair]

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Bob Ham <rah at bash.sh> wrote:
> 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.

Hmm, the datasheet specifies "AM-1.5, 100mW/cm² , Vope=3.9V" as
condition for the highest output current. I'm have no ideo what AM-1.5
means.

Christoph