Solar Batteries
Solar power is an amazing alternative energy solution that enables you to turn the energy in simple sunlight into power that can be used for a variety of things.
The most common application of solar power that many consumers are familiar with are residential solar power systems.
These systems allow a homeowner to install a set of solar panels on their roof and use the power that is produced by these panels to lower the amount of power they buy from the local power utility.
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These systems work very well and if you install one large enough you can eliminate your power bill completely.
There are other applications of this solar technology that allow you to take advantage of the sun in other ways. For example there are products on the market that are small portable power supplies that are charged by the sun.
You can use these solar batteries to help extend the life of the battery in your laptop or other mobile device. The way most of these solar batteries work is that you unroll a flexible solar panel connected to the device and place the unit in an area where it is exposed to sunlight.
This solar panel will convert the sunlight to a DC current and charge the internal solar batteries of the unit. Once these batteries are fully charged you can use them to help power any of your portable devices.
Most of these products with solar batteries either have a standard connector like a USB plug on them or have specialized cables that can be used to connect the unit to the piece of gear you want to supply with power. In some of the units the solar batteries are actually standard sized rechargeable batteries that can be removed from the charger and used in the portable device.
Solar batteries are used in many applications that require power in remote locations that are situated far from conventional power. Solar power is great for this type of situation because it is self-contained and can power these applications with simple sunlight and a few solar batteries.
One good example of this are buoys used for navigation along shorelines. These buoys are needed to warn ships of underwater hazards or shallow water and need to have colored lights that blink in the dark so the ships can see them and avoid the hazard.
Older versions of these navigational aids used standard batteries that had to be changed every month to ensure the lights were functional. This required a lot of work since these were located far out in the water away from shore. Usually a Coast Guard boat needed to visit each of these buoys regularly to swap out the batteries and check to make sure the lights were functional. Now through the use of a small solar panel and a few solar batteries these buoys are self-charging and only need to be checked a few times a year to make sure they are still functional.
The same advantages can be found in scientific monitoring stations that are located around the world. These monitoring stations are normally located in remote areas and are setup to keep track of rainfall, wind direction and other scientific details that are under study. These remote stations used to use conventional batteries that had to be changed and now use a small solar panel and solar batteries for their power.
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