[OLPC India] OLPC Solar Charger

[Arjun Sarwal]

I found this link on the wiki.

Maybe this might help...
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Product_News#Solar_Panels

Also, the 5W one is being used at pilot at Mumbai and works quite well.

Arjun

On Jan 24, 2008 4:12 AM, Marc Valentin <mvalentin at oeuvredespains.org> wrote:

> I did my own test of OLPC battery life. I was able to use it for
> approximately 3h45 without recharging.
> If you use it in low energy black and white mode you can use it for a
> much longer time. (I didn't test exactly how much time).I suppose that
> is why in some documentation you can see very long time like (maybe)
> 12 hours.
> About solar panel, I red somewhere that it is possible to plug
> directly a solar panel but no more details. Too bad.
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 9:55 AM, ASWATHY PRASAD <aswathyp1986 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi
> >
> >  I would like to know more about the charging process of the OLPC
> laptop.
> > This Monday & Tuesday, we had an exhibition in which OLPC was displayed.
> It
> > was for 3 hours. So during that period itself the OLPC cannot maintain
> the
> > charge fully. It was said that the laptop will remain charged for 12
> hours.
> > Then why is it happened so? Is there any solar charger in development
> for
> > the OLPC? Could anyone tell the possibility of a solar charger in the
> OLPC?
> > I mean can we implement it successfully if a solar charger is built for
> it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> > Aswathy
> >
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