Portable Solar Power Generator – Never Run Out Of Power Again
I know, it’s pretty annoying when your ipod battery is flat only a few hours into a long journey. No music, no audio books, gee you’ll have to think of something else to do. Or perhaps it’s your cell phone that is the problem, just as you are talking to someone. You hear those dreaded beeps and then the phone goes dead. You’ll have to find a phone box somewhere – one that works that is.
I’m guilty as charged. These days I want my entertainment or business ready at the touch of a button. That’s probably why I have more gadgets and hand held devices than I care to think about. However they all need power and quite often I forget to charge them fully leaving me stranded. The solution to this problem is to use a portable solar power generator.
There are quite a few portable solar power generators around at the moment. They all have the same basic set up. A number of solar panels will absorb photons from sunlight to create electricity. This is stored in a battery, like a lithium ion battery that you might find in laptops. The generator will have a connection that can be used to connect various appliances to the generator so that they can use the stored electricity.
The plus point for the solar generator is that if the battery is ever low the generator will use sunlight to recharge it. As long as the sun is shining the battery will be topping up or be full. Thus any mobile or portable appliances that you have will have a power supply. You will never have that flat battery experience again.
When going for a portable solar generator there are a few things to consider. First should be the type, size or efficiency of the solar panels. Bigger panels will obviously have more surface area and thus provide more direct current. This has to be weighed against bulkiness and aesthetic appeal. You want your generator to be compatible in terms of size with the devices it will be powering. And it should be comfortable to carry in a backpack or something like that, without being heavy.
You also want to find out what kind of capacity the battery has. For example, how long will an power sucking device such as a PSP last. The longer this time is the better the battery but again this has to be balanced against the size and weight of the battery if you want a generator that will be completely portable.
Finally, you should check out what portable appliances can be plugged into the generator and how easy this is. At a base level, it should be compatible with your cell phone and any of personal digital appliances you may have (including a gps device if you do a lot of car traveling). You will probably use it most often with entertainment devices like PSP’s , portable dvd players and mp3 players so it should be compatible with these devices too.
For more information on portable solar power generators visit www.solarpowerappliances.com. Also featured are plenty of other appliances including solar powered ovens and outdoor lighting.
