Using a Solar Charger to Charge Your Phone

Posted by Felix Okoli on Saturday April 19, 2014 at 8:12:46:

Apart from the originally known mobile phone chargers that work with electricity from the grid, there are also electronic chargers that help you to charge your phone quickly with energy from the Sun.

How a Solar Charger Works
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Solar chargers draws energy from the sun, stores the energy and converts it to electric power to charge up your phone battery. In order to use a solar charger, you are meant to keep the device under sunlight and then connect its cable to the mobile phone or battery bank. It takes some solar chargers between 1-2 hours to fully charge a phone and they normally operate under 5V. It can also be used to charge other electronic devices like tablets.

Reasons why it is better to charge your with a solar charger:
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- Private Power: Charging a phone with a solar charger frees you from absolute dependence on public electrical power. It is useful to make use of it if you live in an area that has good sunlight

- Green energy: Unlike other forms of electrical energy, solar energy seems to be the best for nature since it doesn't require the burning of fuels or cause pollution.

- Noiseless: It is better to use a solar charger to charge small devices than switching on a generator which makes a lot of noise and causes vibrations. Solar charges are noiseless and you can sleep even while they are working.

- You can use your phone to work at long as you wish, because the solar charger is readily available to boost the phone’s battery.

- Easy to use: Also the charger is very easy to use and does not require too much technical knowledge to use it.

- Portability: A solar charger is portable, so you can carry it around with you and charge your mobile device with it while on the go.77 This is good for traveling, and those going for outdoor camping.

- Healthy: Solar chargers are also biologically friendly since the energy they use is directly from the sun. There is no fear of the charger having long term side effects on your health after prolonged usage unlike power lines.