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6V 3W solar panel and to charge phone through a DC converter XL6009E1 via a 12V 2A car charger [closed]

I have a 6V 3W solar panel and want to charge phone with it, i have tried a dc converter XL6009E1 via a 12V 2A car charger it shows charging but battery power did not increase I am scared of using the ...
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Troubles with a 20 V solar panel and a DC-DC converter [duplicate]

This is part 2 of my previous post. (Trouble with making a DC-DC converter) Since my previous post, I have finished making my DC-DC converter (switched my power supply and added two 5 W 2 Ω cement ...
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Running a TV Using Only Solar Panel, Without a Battery

Objective I would like to power single 49 inch TV (LG 49LF6300) using only solar panel without a battery. I am aware that this will only keep the TV running for a few hours each day but this is not an ...
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Convert Solar Panel DC to 12v and below with no current cutoff

I have a solar panel that is rated below (old stored away unused panel) Maximum Power (Pmax) 200Wp Maximum Power Voltage (Vmp) 19.3V Maximum Power Current (Imp) 10.0A Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) 23....
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DC-DC booster to charge an EV battery from a solar cell?

Can a DC booster provide good current to charge a 58V ebike battery from an 18V solar solar cell? The 20A DC booster has LVC (low voltage cutout) for the input from the panel, i.e. when it goes under ...
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Boost converter and solar cells

I have a solar cell with 0.5 V and 3.5 A output. Will a boost converter lower the current and raise the voltage? I would like to lower the current to max. 1 A and raise the voltage to max. 22 V.
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Is it dangerous to charge gadgets at less than 5 V?

I'm using a solar panel, which gives me unstable current (from 0 to 9 V approximately), then I use a step-up converter to increase te voltage a little (my goal is to keep it between 7 and 12 V in ...
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Photovoltaic solar cell attached to load device

I am new to the field of power electronics so please bear with me. From what I understand, photovoltaic cells are often connected to a DC/DC converter and a MPPT power system that allows for (1) ...
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DC-DC Converter voltage drop on load [closed]

I bought a DC-DC converter to charge my devices with the 20V 1Amp current of my solar panel. I set it so it would convert to 5V but when I connect to load the voltage drops to 4.7V or less depending ...
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If we change the PV panel, should we also change the MPPT controller block?

I have 6kw PV panel, in case of partial shading it's capacity reduces to 3kw. But, the MPPT tracker I designed it specifically for that 6kw rating, now because of partial shading the same MPPT tracker ...
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How to asses the performance of an MPPT algorithm?

I have a standalone pv system with PV Panel rating 6820W, a buck converter, 12V battery , DC resistance (load) of 8 ohm with Perturb and observe (P&O) as the control algorithm. Upon simulating, ...
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Solar panel to USB conversion

I have a 12V 10W solar panel that I'd like to use to charge a power bank (USB input). Here are the stated characteristics: V(max power) = 19.5V, I(max power) = 520mA, V(open-circuit) = 22.5V, I(short-...
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Using a boost converter controller in an MPPT application

I am hoping to use a standard synchronous boost converter (LTC3786) for MPPT controlled solar panel to battery. Nearly all applications I see make reference to adjusting the PWM DC to control input ...
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Voltage drop when connecting DC-DC booster XL6009 to my solar panel generating 10 V constant [duplicate]

I have connected my solar panel (rated 6 V, 3 W), and it is generating approximately 10 V. This 10 V is fed to an XL6009 to generate ~15-16 V, which is further fed to a 4S BMS to charge. I checked ...
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Converting low volt (2.7), high amperage, (6) to a higher voltage at 90%+ efficiency

I have a solar panel set up which produces 2.7v at 6 amps and I want to increase that voltage to around 5-10 volts with reduced amperage at around a 90+% efficiency. The problem is that the voltage is ...
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