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Last Updated on: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 05:39 AM

Circuits Designed by Dave Johnson, P.E. :
  • Solar Cell Test Fixture
    If you are considering building your own solar panel, you might try building the solar cell tester shown below. When constructing a solar panel it is important to make sure that all the solar cells used in the panel be closely matched for their short circuit current. One weak cell will lower the efficiency of the whole panel. The system shown allows individual solar cells to be tested for their short circuit current under a constant light intensity condition....

  • Solar Powered Lithium Ion Battery Charger
    The circuit below feeds a controlled current and voltage to a 3.6v lithium ion battery. The current is limited to 300ma and the voltage is limited to 4.2 volts. The circuit uses a LTC1734 IC from Linear Technology. No diode is needed between the circuit and a 6 volt solar panel....
  • Solar PV cell Test Fixture
    This is an illustration of a test fixture, which can be used to test individual solar cells for short circuit current.  Using a PIN photo diode and a control circuit, the solar cells can be tested under constant light level conditions. A halogen incandescent lamp is used as the light source.  (added 7/06)

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Solar Charge Controller -  Find out more about Solar Charge Controllers…. [REUK - Renewable Energy UK website]
Solar Charge Controller berniekm -  Schematic only, no circuit description is included….
Solar Charged LED Utility Light -  Tired of always spending money on flashlight batteries only to have them fail just when you need them? Try this simple circuit out. It would make an excellent science fair project. The white LEDs are quite bright, they provide enough light to illuminate a small room at night. The LEDs produce a nicely focused beam. You can read by the light of this device. [G. Forrest Cook]
Solar Charger -  The previous version of this device used pulse width modulation (pwm) to control the power from the five solar panels to charge the battery bank.  Under full sun conditions the MOSFETS got a bit....[Luhan Monat - Mesa Arizona]
Solar charger for 12V batteries switch switching based on Zetex ZTX 851 -  This is another kit in our self-sufficiency range. We also have a 12v fluoro inverter kit for those who need to operate 20watt to 40watt fluorescent lamps from a 12v supply.  We will be introducing a number of kits for those who have opted to live with 12v energy.
Solar Charger for Lead Acid Batteries -  Solar lead acid charger, with battery voltage monitor, for12V battery (added 4/02)
Solar charger for lead-acid batteries -  ….
Solar Current Meter -  This circuit is used to measure the current from a solar panel. It has very low power loss for currents in the 0-10A range. It also works as a general purpose DC current meter. The circuit can be used on either the positive or negative side of a DC circuit.... [G. Forrest Cook]
Solar Engine -  (Circuit design added 8/03)
Solar Engine Circuit -  Utra Efficient circuit runs small DC motor in a poorly lit room  (added 2/05) [Circuit by Stepan Novotill]
Solar engine solarbotics -  Nocturnal-Controlled Solar Engine: The D1 solar engine is the original nocturnal solar engine design.  The design is simple, tuneable, but no longer terribly useful (I include it here just for purposes of education and folks' historical interest).  (added 11/05)
Solar Flasher -  This circuit is a single transistor flyback (Joule Thief) circuit that features a third coil. With it, flash duration and brightness is much enhanced, without resorting to large value capacitors. The performance can be seen in the following Videos (on Youtube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgcYcPDbwNo.... [Design by QS]
Solar Garden Light -  (schematic / circuit added 05/06/07)
Solar Insulation Monitor -  An inexpensive PIN photo diode and a 1ma meter movement form a simple sunlight intensity monitor.  The sensor should be placed inside a lightly frosted glass hemisphere to minimize the influence of the sun’s angle on the sensor.  An adjustment resistor calibrates the meter for a full scale reading under a one sun condition.  An unshielded two conductor cable links the sensor to the meter movement.  The sensor and meter can be separated by up to 200 feet. …. [Circuit of the Week - 7/27/2014 designed by Dave Johnson]
Solar Panel Charge Controller/Low Voltage Disconnect Circuit -  Lead acid charger, with battery voltage monitor, power comes from solar panels (added 4/02)
Solar Panel Charge Controller/Low Voltage Disconnect Circuit  -  (circuit / design added 8/03)
Solar Panel Current Meter -  This circuit is used to measure the current from a solar panel. It has very low power loss for currents in the 0-10A range. It also works as a general purpose DC current meter. The circuit can be used on either the positive or negative side of a DC circuit [Designed by G. Forrest Cook]
Solar panel regulator -  A simple but good linear shunt voltage regulator for solar panels, that includes deep-discharge protection.  This design is for 12V systems with panels delivering up to 7A, but it can be easily scaled for other sizes. I have built several of these regulators. [Manfred Mornhinweg]
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