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| Created | July 12, 2013 |
| Last modified | July 14, 2013 |
| Tags | joule-thief led lighting |
A novel circuit to charge a Li-ion battery from a 2v Solar cell
This circuit maximizes the output from a garden-light solar cell to charge a 3.7v Lithium-ion cell (or 3 NiMH cell in series).
Q3 switches the light on after dark and also acts as an over-charge safety by switching the LED on when the battery reaches full charge.
NOTE: The reversed polarities for the Solar cell and the Capacitor C1 is NOT a misprint! The circuit uses L1 to invert the polarity and boost the input to charge the Lithium cell.
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