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Re: [beam] Re: How to Imitate a Solaroller's Solar Cell?

Here is a correction to the original SIMSC1 circuit and some variations on
the theme.

SIMSC1a adds D2 so that the output current starts at 0 ma.
Since the LM358 opamp output current was limited to 30ma I added an NPN
output transistor to provide up to 100ma of current. I tweaked some
component values for the wider output current adjustment range.

SIMSC2 uses a LM324 with two opamps in parallel to boost the output current
to 60ma. The 1ohm resistors help to share the current.

SIMSC3 shows a simpler but less accurate discrete version of a solar cell
simulator. It uses the relatively stable voltage of a "fresh" 9V battery as
the "reference", however the current and voltage adjustment will drift when
the battery voltage drops. For small currents (<10ma) a fresh 9V alkaline
battery should be good for many hours.

wilf

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Subject: [beam] Re: How to Imitate a Solaroller's Solar Cell?

> Wilf wrote:
> > Have a look at the Simulated Solar Cell (SIMSC) circuit in the file
> > section.
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> Thank you! Looks like just what we need. I will build this and try it
> out.
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... It's good, but considering the wear of the solar panels, I think that a simulated setup would be better. And even better would be to run the power for...	Ori ori_barbut	May 14, 2003 9:41 pm
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Have a look at the Simulated Solar Cell (SIMSC) circuit in the file section. Also good for charging small NiCd batteries. wilf...	wilf_nv	May 15, 2003 5:25 pm
I have corrected the SIMSC schematic in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beam/files/simSC1.gif and changed some component values to lower the voltage drop across ...	wilf_nv	May 15, 2003 10:00 pm
... Thank you! Looks like just what we need. I will build this and try it out. J Wolfgang Goerlich...	J Wolfgang Goerlich jwgoerlich_us	May 16, 2003 11:52 am
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Wilf, SIMSC3 seems the simplest to build. What changes would be needed if a 78L05 wwas used for a more stable reference? Another question, how would the...	mycroft2152	May 16, 2003 6:32 pm
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