Friday, January 17, 2014

How to Solar Charge your Laptop Computer

Solar Laptop Charger
You are probably asking yourself does solar charging a laptop really work? The answer is YES but you must first size the power needs of your laptop in order to find the solar laptop charging kit that will be compatible and meet the power demands.

The first thing you will need in order to solar power your laptop are the power specifications for your laptop. Typically this information will be listed on your laptop or notebook battery and will be displayed in A for Amps or MAH for milla-amps. This important information will tell you the power requirements for your laptop so you can charge and or run your laptop with solar. A typical laptop runs on 25 to 75 watts that will read as 2 Amps or 6 amps on your laptop battery. Now that you know the size of your laptops battery we can work on finding a solar energy solution for your laptop battery.

Lets use the example that your laptop battery is 6 amps. Basically you will need to produce 6 amps of power from a solar panel and or an extra battery in order to replace the power your laptop uses. Now let抯 go shopping for a solar panel laptop charger or a more reliable universal solar laptop charging kit or station that will provide you with the 6 amps of power needed for your laptop.

There are a few options for solar laptop chargers in 2012 ranging from single solar panels for direct laptop battery charging and solar laptop charging kits that will actually run your laptop with solar energy using a combination of solar panels, batteries, and 120v AC inverters for universal solar laptop charging. We also have a variety of solar laptop bags that integrate a solar charging system into a backpack or messenger bag. Each option has its own features and benefits for solar charging laptop batteries ranging from weight, components included in kit, laptop compatibility, and price.

Option 1: Universal Solar Laptop Charging Kit: The most universal solar charging laptop kit should include 3 components, the solar panel, battery for power storage, and 120V AC inverter. While these solar energy laptop kits are compatible with all laptops and notebook due to the 120V AC inverter there is a small amount of power loss converting the 12V DC power from the panel to 120V AC household power. In our opinion the small loss in power is well worth it, as the AC inverter will provide you with a battery so you can store power for later use, rainy days, or evening hours when the sun is not shining. The Battery and Inverter will also provide you with one or multiple AC outlets (just like at home) built right into your solar charging laptop kit so you can conveniently plug your laptop right into your solar kit using your 3 prong wall outlet plug. These features do come with a higher price tag but our customers have expressed that reliability, compatibility, and back up power is paramount in off grid laptop charging.

Please view this image of a Universal Laptop Solar Charging System. Pictured is the side of our Wagan Solar E-Power Laptop Case which includes a solar panel, back-up battery, and Inverter. Please note the two 120V AC outlets built into the left side of the unit. This is where you can plug your laptop right into the unit with your 3 prong wall plug just like running your laptop at home!

If option one suits your price requirements using our example of a 6 amp laptop battery we will search for a solar power laptop charger that will store 6 amps or more of power in it抯 battery component. The battery specification for our solar laptop batteries can be found under the specifications tab on our product details page. You may also want to know how many hours the solar panel will take to charge up the battery component of your solar laptop kit. Here is a simple equation that will help you figure this out:

Take the AMPs of your solar battery and divide it by the AMP output of the solar panel. 6 AMPS (Battery) Divided by 1 AMP Solar Panel output power = 6 hours. So now you know your solar panel will charge the battery in 6 hours. A more powerful solar panel will decrease those charge times.

Option 2: Directly Charge your Laptop Battery with Solar Panel: This option is the least expensive and is designed to charge your internal laptop battery. Since there is not an extra solar battery component for storing solar power directly connecting a solar panel to your laptop will not run your laptop but instead charge it抯 battery directly. When the battery is finally re-charged you can then turn the laptop on and start computing. This is a viable solution for many customers who have the convenience of time to wait for the solar panel to charge their laptops battery.

Option 3: Solar Laptop Bags, Backpacks, and Messenger Bags. The concept of integrating a solar charging system into a backpack is a great idea as it provides a lightweight solar laptop charging solution plus the durability of carrying the system with you with other gear while you are hiking or otherwise mobile. Earthtech is proud to be the distributor for Voltaic Systems, which has many creative designs for solar laptop charging and USB solar charging.

If you need more assistance on selecting a solar laptop power supply please call us at 1-877-548-3387. We have many solar experts available to take the time to discuss your specific needs. Shop this section for the best solar chargers for laptops and read solar laptop charger reviews from real customers.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

A New Laptop Solar Charger

laptop solar charger
At last, a compact, fold up, solar panel kit that is powerful enough to charge a laptop. The Solar Gorilla has clever electronics built in, and its solar panels produce a staggering 10 Watts in direct sunlight, which is enough to run almost any portable electronic device including a laptop, notebook, mobile phone, sat nav, iPod, and more.

Incredibly tough and water resistant the laptop solar charger is ideal for travelling or working away from home, in a field, cafe, beach or mountain. Anywhere you want to go in fact.

Simply plug in your device, open the 2 panels and expose to direct sunlight to put your Solar Gorilla to work. Superb power and reliable performance, in a tough casing that’s ready to travel. Makes a great gift.

Unlike small solar chargers, the Solar Gorilla does not have any internal power storage, it works by directly charging the battery of the connected appliance. Our testers charged a mobile phone from flat in around 1.5 hours to 100%, in a second test they found it had enough power to run a Dell laptop continuously. This was on a bright day with some sunshine.

Solar Gorilla comes with:

    Neoprone zip case (with additional compartment for tips)
    15 connectors pack: 8 male notebook connectors and 9 ‘monkey nuts’ connector tips for mobile/cellphones - clearly labelled on the pack
    Connector tips for cellphones: Nokia & Mini Nokia, Motorola V66, Samsung E900, LG Chocolate and Sony Ericsson wide connectors
    Mini USB for Motorola Razr V series, BlackBerrys and Blue tooth headsets
    Female USB charging tip for smart phones, PDAs and other USB powered devices
    Micro USB for the latest Motorola and Nokia series
    2 metre USB extension cable
    2 metre powergorilla/laptop charging cable
    Warranty and quick start guide

More details:

    Unique portable fold up design protects your solar panels when stored
    Water resistant design (except for the power connectors) for outdoor use
    Slot to allow Solar Gorilla to be suspended or attached to vehicle or tent
    20V power socket out and standard 5V USB socket
    Green LED charging indicator
    Works with Mac and PC
    Unit weight: 700gm

Monday, January 6, 2014

Everweek Start Selling Laptop Solar Charger

laptop solar charger
Now we can have a green charger for our computers and laptops. We can take our laptops to outdoors and keep on using them without bothering that the charge will run out. Everweek offers a solar charger for our computers. It is known as the MZH-SP-6500 / SP-6000 renewable energy charger. If one is traveling long distance in a car, or going on a business trip or in the wilderness and needs emergency power for laptop, this solar charger will come handy.

Everweek claims that their solar charger can charge 95% of the digital products currently available in the market. You can plug in this solar charger into mobile phone, PDA, DC, digital camera, digital learning machine, MP3, MP4 and PSP game, mobile DVD players. This solar charger can be compatible with ASUS, HP, Acer Travelmate Series, Compaq Prosignia Series, ThinkPad 1410/1411.1441/1450/1451/1472/730T /350/500/510 Series, Compaq Armada 100/4100/4200, Contura Series, Toshiba 4090XDVD/2545CDS Series T Series and many digital products:

Everweek reassures that they have a built-in lithium-ion battery. Its capacity is of 12,000 mAh. Everweek “solar charger can deliver an output voltage ranging from 5V to 22V”. This solar charger is also protected from over charge, over release, over current and short circuits due to built-in intelligence monitoring. Everweek laptop solar charger is available for $149.95.

When we use a completely new product, as a user we experience certain kind of tension and uneasiness. Here the manufacturer can step in and come out with information user is seeking to assure the readers. Everweek solar charger manufacturer explains that their product is made up of highest quality lithium ion electricity core-300. They also say that their charging and discharging capacity is more than 90%.

Their product is sound on the portability front too. They offer personalized design; the single manual pressed key makes using the charger more simple.